Young women use magic to achieve vigilante justice
…traditional mystery. Natasha is desperate to find out who is responsible for the loss of her sister, and Della must conceal the truth at all costs to protect her mother….
Ron Rash’s In the Valley displays his masterful command of short fiction
…Rash also includes lyrical interstitial passages that list the progression of wildlife loss that logging will bring to this valley — environmental destruction that parallels the human suffering that Serena…
Book Excerpt: Savage Flower
Center Hill Moon lilt, sloping to shore — tonight the lake is quiet as a glass of water set by the bed. Midnight thirst, throat smoked like straw catching. Matted…
Rosecrans Baldwin tries to make sense of Los Angeles
…who loves to see the flicker of potential become a flame? Because it is Los Angeles, all Freddy’s identities are true, and also none are true at all. Baldwin exceeds…
Former governor Bill Haslam discusses the role of faith in government
…There are people on the political stage today who fit that bill, although all of us do it imperfectly. Believe me, there were times when I was in office when…
John Milward’s survey of Americana music positively sings
…and Jimmie Rodgers, but also Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, with nods to Steve Earle and Gillian Welch along the way, all in just the first chapter? How else would…
