Reviewed by Philip K. Jason An independent woman; a lush frontier environment; the approach of war; and a romance of opposites are only some of the ingredients in Ms. Crawford’s ambitious first novel. Combining a style that is frequently lyrical, abundant historical research that has been well-absorbed and woven into the fiction with authority, and […]
September Read of the Month: “Keowee Valley,” by Katherine Scott Crawford
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“American Ghost,” by Janis Owens
September 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
Review by David Kinzer I don’t know if you’re a writer, and if you are, I don’t know if you’ve ever told someone you’re writing about race. What I do know is that if you tell people this enough, you’ll inevitably get a response along the lines of “Why write about race? No matter what […]
“Sea Change,” by Karen White
September 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Review by Donna Meredith Though the back of the book hails Karen White as “the ultimate voice of women’s fiction,” Sea Change is more of a paranormal romance than women’s fiction. What’s the difference? While women’s fiction may have romantic elements, other issues of women’s lives take precedence, such as female empowerment or relationships […]
“Baptizing the Cat,” by Roberta George
August 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
Reviewed by Niles Reddick Baptizing the Cat by Roberta George is a psychological and realistic novel set in St. Petersburg, Florida in a beach front condo complex and told through the warped perspective of Phillip Craine, a mediocre artist who lives off the monthly stipend from his in-laws’ candy company money. A dysfunctional family portrait […]
August Read of the Month: The Oxford American’s Best of the South 2012 Issue
August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Read of the Month for August is the latest issue of The Oxford American. The issue, subtitled Best of the South 2012, features fiction by Wendell Berry, Tyrone Jaeger, and Addie Citchens; introduces new OA columnist Jesmyn Ward; and offers eclectic essays and commentary on such topics as food, Hilton Head, religion, music, kinship, […]
Casey Clabough Responds
August 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
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