Books make the best gifts! Here are some great choices for the readers on your list. Donna’s Picks Junah at the End of the World by Dan Leach offers a lively, endearing voice in a coming-of-age story about a boy who is a bit of a misfit. Set during the lead-up to Y2K when we […]
The Short List for 2025 Books of the Year
December 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Books of the Year will be announced Dec. 18 The editors of Southern Literary Review select several books each year to receive special recognition. It recognizes books published over the previous two years (with October of the current year as the cut-off date for consideration.) Categories are Book of the Year, recognizing a novel or nonfiction full-length work; […]
Marley Brown
November 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
Marley Brown has loved literature since she was a young child, and has found outlets in both reading and writing. From a small, rural Georgian town near Savannah, Marley is deeply familiar with Southern culture and enjoys the outdoors and nature, supporting and volunteering with conservationist organizations like Ogeechee Riverkeeper and Adopt-a-Stream. Her favorite authors […]
M. Lynne Squires
November 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
M. Lynne Squires is an award-winning Urban Appalachian author. She is an essayist, fiction crafter, and occasional poet. Her books include the award-winning Letters to My Son – Reflections of Urban Appalachia at Mid-Century, Mid-Century Recipes from Cocktails to Comfort Food, and Looking Back at Charleston, vol.1 & 2. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies […]
Marina Brown
October 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Marina Brown is an award-winning author, poet, and journalist. Her debut novel, Land Without Mirrors, in 2013 won a Gold Medal from the Florida Authors and Writers Association. Her second novel, Lisbeth in 2015, also won the Gold Medal from the Florida Writers Association. A volume of poetry, The Leaf Does Not Believe It Will […]
Gary Kerley
October 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Gary Lee Kerley, retired after 40 years teaching, lives in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. His poetry, reviews, and articles have appeared in numerous publications, including “The Sewanee Review,” “The Georgia Review,” “The South Carolina Review,” and the “James Dickey Review.”