Southern Review of Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Exploring contemporary literature of the American South & beyond. Published by @QueensMFA. Editor-in-chief @chelsea_risley, founding editor @adamm0rgan.
The Weeds
Katy Simpson SmithSouthern Review of Books"In lush, defiant prose, these women’s stories about their dedication to science and survival in realms that threaten to overshadow or deny their scientific and academic contributions unfold." @NYurtsaba reviews THE WEEDS by Katy Simpson Smith. @fsgbooks https://t.co/m3u7jxktAF
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Indigo Field
Marjorie HudsonSouthern Review of BooksLovely new interview with @jturneryamamoto and @MarjorieHudson1 on INDIGO FIELD! @RegalHouse1 https://t.co/P1qv5xWBPm
Paperback, 2023
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first bookIndigo Field
Marjorie HudsonSouthern Review of Books“Hudson writes the natural world with such detail that the character of the land is ubiquitous.” @JennyMaattala reviews INDIGO FIELD by Marjorie Hudson. @RegalHouse1 https://t.co/PODuM20qus
Paperback, 2023
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Olympus, Texas: A GMA Book Club Pick
Stacey SwannSouthern Review of Books"The Briscoes, the central family in Stacey Swann’s debut novel Olympus, Texas, appear to have cornered the market on dysfunction." Check out @martinamyr's new review on OLYMPUS, TEXAS by Stacey Swann. @doubledaybooks https://southernreviewofbooks.com/2021/07/05/olympus-texas-stacey-swann-review/
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thresh & Hold
Marlanda DekineSouthern Review of Books“The entire collection, Thresh & Hold, can be seen as its own museum, including personal narratives, maps, flora, creatures, etc.” @ErinHoover interviews @DekineSoul on THRESH & HOLD! @HubCityPress https://t.co/D1kcetStOG
Paperback, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gone to the Wolves
John WraySouthern Review of Books"Gone to the Wolves is sure to grip readers and lead them carefully to the fringes of a musical genre stigmatized, censored, and questioned to this day." @NYurtsaba reviews GONE TO THE WOLVES by John Wray. @fsgbooks https://t.co/m8DcyBL3jE
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Everybody Knows
David Wesley WilliamsSouthern Review of Books"As a relevant character in itself, music – specifically Southern bluesy and country hits – maintains a steady thrum throughout every character’s plot and development." @JennyMaattala reviews EVERYBODY KNOWS by David Wesley Williams. @JacklegPress
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Auburn Conference
Tom PiazzaSouthern Review of Books"There is a great deal of thinking going on in THE AUBURN CONFERENCE, yet Piazza still makes all this thinking exciting to read, and he deftly paints the areas of gray in the life of the writer, particularly the nonconformist one." https://t.co/SdcfDq6LSe
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gay Poems for Red States
Willie Edward Taylor CarverSouthern Review of Books"Gay Poems for Red States possesses a defiant, resilient voice which resounds loudly above the cacophony of hate and backlash permeating discriminatory legislative decisions." @NYurtsaba on Carver's GAY POEMS FOR RED STATES, out tomorrow! @KentuckyPress https://t.co/KZJ91JJHBv
Paperback, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moonrise Over New Jessup
Jamila MinnicksSouthern Review of Books“The characters of Moonrise Over New Jessup are complex and compelling.” New review of MOONRISE OVER NEW JESSUP by Jamila Minnicks. @AlgonquinBooks https://t.co/uVvAhALkF7
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book