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When Everything Is Strange, Nothing Is: On William Gay's 'The Lost Country'

Gay's second posthumous novel is light on plot & characterization, but heavy on the author's unique trademark prose & humor.

Jul 10, 2018

When Everything Is Strange, Nothing Is: On William Gay's 'The Lost Country'

Jul 10, 2018

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Appalachian History: A Conversation with Chris Offutt

Offutt talks about outdoor labor, the erasure of his hometown's history, his new novel, and mourning Denis Johnson.

May 8, 2018

Appalachian History: A Conversation with Chris Offutt

May 8, 2018

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On Chris Offutt’s ‘Country Dark’

Dark, violent, and touching, Offutt’s latest novel moves quickly and deftly, and calls the reader home.

Mar 22, 2018

On Chris Offutt’s ‘Country Dark’

Mar 22, 2018

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On Taylor Brown’s ‘Gods of Howl Mountain’

Brown’s third novel is an intense slow-burner of folk remedies, witchcraft, bootlegging, & working man’s woes.

Mar 14, 2018

On Taylor Brown’s ‘Gods of Howl Mountain’

Mar 14, 2018

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On Andrew F. Sullivan’s ‘Waste’

Sullivan’s depressing, depraved, dirty, disgusting novel is a deeply moral tale that is not for the faint of heart.

Feb 21, 2018

On Andrew F. Sullivan’s ‘Waste’

Feb 21, 2018

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On Jared Yates Sexton’s ‘The People Are Going to Rise like the Waters upon Your Shore’

Sexton’s compiled experiences on the 2016 election campaign trail create a horrific glimpse into the rise of a demagogue.

Feb 3, 2018

On Jared Yates Sexton’s ‘The People Are Going to Rise like the Waters upon Your Shore’

Feb 3, 2018

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On Louise Erdrich’s ‘LaRose’

Erdrich’s novel is slow to start, slow to finish — under-edited, dawdling, but ultimately threading together and healing.

Nov 8, 2017

On Louise Erdrich’s ‘LaRose’

Nov 8, 2017

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On David Olimpio’s ‘This Is Not a Confession’

Olimpio pulls no punches in his unapologetic collection of stories and essays about abuse, death, love, violence, and alcohol.

Oct 24, 2017

On David Olimpio’s ‘This Is Not a Confession’

Oct 24, 2017

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On Wayne Harrison’s ‘Wrench’

Harrison’s story collection showcases a prismatic view of the male ego, one exploded by expectation, hubris, and compassion.

Jul 23, 2017

On Wayne Harrison’s ‘Wrench’

Jul 23, 2017

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On Ashley Shelby’s ‘South Pole Station’

Ashley Shelby’s perfectly rounded debut novel combines humor and humanity with the loftier reaches of space and exploration.

Jul 5, 2017

On Ashley Shelby’s ‘South Pole Station’

Jul 5, 2017

Eric Shonkwiler

Eric Shonkwiler

Author of Above All Men and 8th Street Power & Light, novels from @mwgothic, and Moon Up, Past Full, stories from @altcurrent.

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