I know, I know… this book is not a true “Southern” book, but we wanted to mix it up for our Book Club, and Bigfoot, well…Bigfoot is sort of awesome! But, at some point while reading The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster, it becomes clear that the book is…
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Southern Reads: Demon Copperhead
Some books entertain you. Some books educate you. And some books grab you by the collar and refuse to let you look away. Demon Copperhead is that third kind. Barbara Kingsolver’s 2022 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel drops the reader into Lee County, Virginia — deep in southern Appalachia — and tells the story of Damon Fields,…
Southern Reads: All Sinners Bleed
Some Southern novels announce themselves with gothic excess — creaking houses, Spanish moss, and ghosts that refuse to stay buried. All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby does something quieter and far more unsettling. It opens in the daylight, in a modern Southern town that looks familiar enough to pass without comment. That familiarity is…
Southern Reads: Heaven, My Home
Sequels are a tricky thing. They carry the weight of expectation, the shadow of their predecessor looming large over every page. Heaven, My Home, the follow-up to Attica Locke’s Bluebird, Bluebird, is a strong novel in its own right, but does it quite match the power and punch of its predecessor? That’s where opinions start…
Southern Reads: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Grady Hendrix’s Witchcraft for Wayward Girls isn’t your typical horror romp—it’s an experience that challenges you to lean into discomfort and examine your expectations. The premise sets the stage for something atmospheric and unsettling: a group of young women in a 1970s unwed mothers’ home, navigating not only their oppressive circumstances but the unexpected discovery…
Southern Reads: Nothing But The Bones
The Weight of Blood and Redemption: Brian Panowich’s Nothing But the Bones Brian Panowich’s Nothing But the Bones hits the literary landscape like a freight train barreling through the heart of the Southern noir tradition. With his sharp prose and unflinching narrative, Panowich delivers a prequel to his Bull Mountain series that grips readers from…