In Milk Blood Heat (Grove Press, 2021) Dantiel W. Muniz serves up a savory, delicious stew of short stories in an outstanding debut collection. The stories are set in the steamy cities and suburbs of Florida centered on Black residents and their communities. Female voices and themes predominate. This collection is a rare gem in […]
November Read of the Month: “Milk Blood Heat” by Dantiel W. Muniz
November 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
“The Kingdoms of Savannah” by George Dawes Green
October 19, 2022 by 1 Comment
The Kingdoms of Savannah (Celadon Books, 2022) reads like a fine literary suspense novel, a top-tier mystery. But Kingdoms triumphs in extending the boundaries of the genre. George Dawes Green unearths so many long-buried layers of history with such drama, such flair, such artistic skill that readers may not even be aware they are reading […]
“The Whispering Women” by Trish MacEnulty
October 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The Whispering Women (Prism Light Press, 2022) by Trish MacEnulty features two lively female investigators who represent distinct social classes. Richly drawn characters, the vibrant historical setting, and a suspenseful mystery create strong currents that pull readers into this delightful novel. But it’s the women’s issues—as relevant today as they were in the early 1900s—that […]
West Virginia Fall Writers Conference 2022
October 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The West Virginia Fall Writers Conference will be Nov. 5, 2022 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Clarksburg Public Library. Sessions will be led by Marie Manilla, Art Stringer, John Van Kirk, and Renee Nicholson. For details, see wvwriters.org.
West Virginia Book Festival 2022
October 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The West Virginia Book Festival will be held Fri, Oct 21, 7 a.m. – Sat, Oct 22, 2 p.m. in the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. Details.
“Alone in the House of My Heart” by Kari Gunter-Seymour
October 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Alone in the House of My Heart (Ohio University Swallow Press, 2022) is a rich and varied collection of poems by Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio Poet Laureate and founder/executive director of the “Women of Appalachia Project,” an arts organization she created to address discrimination directed at women from the Appalachian region. Divided in to five sections, […]