Donna Meredith interviewed Ginger Pinholster about her fascinating new novel, Snakes of St. Augustine. DM: Even though I know most snakes are harmless, I still have a visceral fear of them. It’s hard to overcome. What made you decide to write a novel that features snakes so prominently? GP: A fear of snakes is completely […]
Dawn Major interviews Editor and Contributors of All night, All Day Anthology
December 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Introduction: Since becoming one of the Associate Editors at Southern Literary Review, Dawn Major has come to know several of the authors, poets, and artists from the cast of this exquisite anthology, All Night, All Day: life, death & angels. Clearly, each and every one of the talented women writers who contributed understood the value […]
Stephanie Barko interviews Karen Lynne Klink, author of “At What Cost, Silence?”
November 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Karen Klink’s debut novel, At What Cost, Silence? is set in antebellum East Texas just prior to the Civil War. Karen’s main character, young Adrien Villere, while fearing “unnatural” proclivities, yearns for the love and acceptance of his father. When I spoke with Karen, she was open and willing to answer any questions concerning connections with […]
Donna Meredith interviews Mimi Herman, author of “The Kudzu Queen”
October 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
DM: Mimi, I fell in love with your coming-of-age novel, The Kudzu Queen. Writing any book is a big undertaking that takes many months if not years. How long did you work on this book? MH: I’ve recently discovered something that surprised me. For a long time, I was convinced that I’d spent sixteen years […]
“Heart’s Core” by Joann Gardner
October 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Prize-winning poet Joann Gardner, PhD, dives deep into Florida’s underground rivers and gathers gems and experiences too complex for simple surface tellings in Heart’s Core (Finishing Line Press 2023). This new poetry book is structured as a journey. Gardner’s book explores concepts of belonging and identity in her far-flung European and U.S. North-South immersions as […]