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Razorblade Tears

July 14, 2021

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Ike Randolph and Buddy Lee Jenkins are middle-aged men with only two things in common. And both are things they’d like to forget: their prison time and their gay sons. One is easier than the other ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Southern life, suspense, thriller

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

December 11, 2020

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Beauregard (“Bug”) is a man dedicated to his work. His work being cars and anything to do with them, especially muscle cars. This means when Blacktop Wasteland begins, he’s also a man torn. He’s gone ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Southern life, suspense, thriller

When These Mountains Burn

August 21, 2020

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There are few things I love more than an evocative writer. Someone who makes me feel what and where they’re writing about. Two that come to mind immediately: Pat Conroy in Prince of Tides, not only ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, social issues, Southern life

Tomato Girl by Jayne Pupek

August 9, 2019

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Ellie’s life has never been what you’d call normal. Her mother is unusually high strung, enough so that having people over to the house or going out as a family is not feasible. But her father is the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Algonquin Books, childhood, coming-of-age, debut, literary, Southern life

The Wolf Wants In

August 5, 2019

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Blackwater is a town hovering near Kansas City; a place of farmers and granaries.  It’s also one of those small towns with big problems. The opioid crisis is taking its toll, a little girl has been ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: crime, family, literary, Midwest, mystery

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