Reviewed by Michael Pitts In his debut novel, M.O. Walsh offers an exceptional mixture of adolescent exploration, intrigue, and violence. Weaving between the years of childhood, high school, and adulthood, the text is an exemplary addition to the Bildungsroman tradition with its central focus being the development of a young boy. This narrator must endure […]
“Naked: Stripped by a Man and Hurricane Katrina,” by Julie Freed
October 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Chris Timmons Normally, it is appropriate to take the squeamish position when reading about someone’s private life—the invasion of personal space being a violation of personal dignity. But when someone offers a memoir, what is the squeamish to do? Rather hope that it is not too raw, too confessional. Julie Freed begins her […]
“Many Rivers to Cross,” by Thomas Zigal
August 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Sam Slaughter Is it too late for this? That was the first question that came to mind upon opening Thomas Zigal’s fifth novel Many Rivers to Cross. Is a novel set among the wreckage of post-Katrina New Orleans published in 2013 still relevant almost decade after the tragedy? MRTC follows various members of […]
“Hell and High Water,” by Rebecca Theim
January 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Donna Meredith If you aren’t from New Orleans, why would you read a book about the city’s battle to keep a daily newspaper? Because the problems faced by the Times-Picayune plague newspapers across the country. Hell and High Water: The Battle to Save the Daily New Orleans Times-Picayune, by Rebecca Theim, is more […]
Coming Back: New Orleans Resurgent, by Mario Tama
August 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
In the South, it’s common to hear folks divide their experiences into two categories: Before Katrina and After Katrina. For many across the Gulf Coast, life will never be the same. To mark the five-year anniversary of the worst natural disaster in modern American history, Umbrage Editions has produced a poignant new photobook, Coming Back: […]