I have enjoyed all of Doug Alderson’s award-winning books, but I was truly blown away by his latest, A Florida Dance: Life Stories from the Sunshine State (Earthways Press 2026). I know Doug through Tallahassee’s writing community and consider him a friend, but the praise I’m offering here is fully earned. These stories are so […]
“A Florida Dance: Life Stories from the Sunshine State” by Doug Alderson
February 10, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Donna Meredith interviews Andy Crocker, author of “The Unconditionals”
February 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Book Summary: The Unconditionals: Five Timeless Values to Live Without Limits and Ignite Your Superpower introduces five core values—love, gratitude, integrity, accountability, and endeavor—as essential for personal fulfillment and growth. Combining timeless wisdom, scientific findings, and inspiring real-life examples, it illustrates how embracing these values unconditionally can transform our lives. More than a collection of […]
Winner of the 2025 Anhinga Prize: “dumb” by Betsy Johnson
December 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Winner of the 2025 Anhinga Prize: “dumb” by Betsy Johnson Betsy Johnson’s manuscripts have been finalists in the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize, the National Poetry Series Competition, and the University of Wisconsin Poetry Prizes. Her work has appeared in the Kenyon Review, the Iowa Review (online), Boulevard, Prairie Schooner, and Alaska Quarterly Review. She lives in Minnesota and […]
December Read of the Month: “Junah at the End of the World” by Dan Leach
December 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Editor’s note: SLR has two Reads of the Month for December. We think you will love both books. You won’t find a more huggable narrator than twelve-year-old Junah, the unforgettable protagonist of Junah at the End of the World by Dan Leach. His voice—funny, irreverent, and deeply original—calls to mind Holden Caulfield from The Catcher […]
“Fun City Heist” by Michael Kardos
November 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Need an entertaining escape from the troubles of our times? Fun City Heist (Severn House 2025) by Michael Kardos just might be your answer. If you enjoy Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake novels, you will find Fun City Heist delightfully entertaining. As a one-time professional drummer, it seems inevitable that writer Michael Kardos would eventually […]
“These Blue Mountains” by Sarah Loudin Thomas
November 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
If you have never visited Black Mountain, North Carolina, by the time you finish reading Sarah Loudin Thomas’s These Blue Mountains (Bethany House 2025) you will want to pack your bags and go. Fans of Kim Michele Richardson’s The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Jayne Anne Phillips’s Night Watch, and Annette Clapsaddle’s Even As We […]