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Maybe you’ve seen it: The figure of a woman with a head full of snakes, carved as a pendant, woven as a patch, or inked onto skin. The image of Medusa is a familiar one. She’s the monster that turns men to stone, right? Ends up getting beheaded by some guy named Perseus, come to slay the terrible beast?

In 2020, a different vision of Medusa popped up in Manhattan. A...

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Dann’s Midnight in Memphis is a striking debut from a writer who knows exactly what he’s about. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, to a family who has been battling the established political machine for generations, Dann is no novice when it comes to ...

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Everything is a disaster and it feels like it gets worse every day. But I am so grateful for the difference stories make in my life, and for the community of people who love books as much as I do. So thanks to you all for being here, for caring about the South and our stories, and for the joy you bring into my world. Happy reading!

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Margaret Hutton’s debut novel, If You Leave, delivers a poignant and hauntingly beautiful story of two women navigating love, loss, and motherhood. Near the end of World War II, Audrey, “who couldn’t help wanting to draw something pleasing,” pursues her d...

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Kelly Foster Lundquist’s Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage starts by letting the reader know that what’s coming is almost unbelievably ironic — while studying for a Ph.D. in queer theory, Lundquist will discover her husband, Devin, is cheating on her with men...

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