Briefly Noted

“By bravely grappling with the political as well as the personal, Britt Haraway tackles one of literature’s most difficult, yet vital, roles and, with this debut, offers us important insights not only about ourselves, but about the wider world in which we live.”

“Alana White’s classic novel Come Next Spring is fresh and moving. Its mountain setting is evocative and faithfully rendered, and its theme—a lively adolescent girl’s difficulty accepting inevitable change in her life—is important today. Salina will steal a piece of your heart.”

“This incisive examination of the murder, trials, and conclusions invites readers to rethink this famous case.”

“While each poem recounts a snippet of life, together the poems create an earthy blanket that connects readers to a single mind whose voice throughout remains delicate, concrete, and vital, like an old friend.”

“A delightful and inspiring debut . . . Mibs Beaumont and her magically gifted clan from Ingrid Law’s Savvy would feel right at home here. As Felicity loves to say, Yes…yes…yes!”

“Volney Gay’s central thesis that slaveowners took pleasure in owning slaves provides fertile ground for future scholars and artists to till. This is a necessary book, born out of Gay’s experience as psychoanalyst practicing for three decades in the South. This volume will provoke significant conversations; it provides a new lens to examine events, artifacts, and writings from the antebellum South.”