Darius Stewart’s lyrical memoir voices the complexities of being Black, gay, and Southern
…take years of sifting through the messiness, unpacking the emotional baggage that makes for great material once it’s been properly ironed out, before a writer can identify what their voice…
Rachel Khong’s Real Americans explores identity and ambition
…as an intern drowning in debt. When Matthew, a 27-year-old venture capitalist, asks her to dinner, she resolves to “enjoy this improbable free meal and not expect or hope for…
Sarai Johnson’s debut novel is a deeply moving, multigenerational exploration of womanhood and motherhood
…family’s matrilineal reconciliation. When Camille leaves for the metropolis known as Chocolate City (Washington, D.C.), the reader wonders whether she can change trajectory and heal open wounds of the women…
For Robyn Hitchcock, the psychedelic call of 1967 inspired a lifetime of music
…or a slightly older student at a local art school, a few years from his own musical career but already possessing “the aura of a sage.” His name: Brian Eno….
Ace Atkins creates an unforgettable detective and an intimate portrait of Memphis in Don’t Let the Devil Ride
…its details? Ace Atkins: When you live in north Mississippi, Memphis is the unofficial capital and where you spend a ton of time. I’ve been writing about Memphis since my…
Andre Dubus III’s essays are probing and deeply personal in the collection Ghost Dogs
…— frightening accidents that could have been fatal. He tells also of the time when, unable to otherwise expel a bird that’s entered his tiny New York apartment, he shot…
