Review of Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
I love Jiles's richly imagined historical fiction, and I'm in for her other books.
Sep 17, 2020
Review of Shiner by Amy Jo Burns
The women's lifelong friendship felt like the heart of the story and was a fantastic element.
Aug 3, 2020
Review of When These Mountains Burn by David Joy
Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction in which bubbles of hope emerge.
Jul 24, 2020
Review of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
Bug is forced to consider what loyalty means, and he must face a potentially dark path ahead.
Jul 19, 2020
Review of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Things don't all work out too easily in Hendrix's Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, but courage is satisfyingly rewarded.
Jul 17, 2020
Review of Hard Cash Valley by Brian Panowich
In “Hard Cash Valley,” we spend page time with small-time drug dealers, cockfighting masterminds, Filipino gangsters, and crooked police.
May 15, 2020
Review of Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera
Although the three interconnected women faced sometimes staggeringly tragic challenges, Spera injects moments of joy and wonderful...
Nov 21, 2019
Review of News of the World by Paulette Jiles
This is character-driven historical fiction at its best.
Jan 26, 2018
Review of The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles
This beautiful book broke my heart and I just adored it.
Jan 1, 2018