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Tag: Southern Literature

sweet and low by nick white
Advance Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMay 20, 2018March 2, 2019

Book Review :: Sweet and Low: Stories

Nick White’s collection of stories Sweet and Low are best described as evidence of the new South. Ever present are the themes that demonstrate the […] Read More

An American Marriage
Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onMay 10, 2018June 8, 2019

Book Review :: An American Marriage

I’ve been mulling over this review of An American Marriage for a while, wanting to write it in a way that does it justice. To […] Read More

Top 100
Book Clubs, Books Posted onMarch 4, 2018February 27, 2021

Book Favorites :: Top 100

A few years back, my book club put together its collective Top 100 Books. I remember in that exercise, that I had a hard time […] Read More

Podcast, Things I Love Posted onJuly 27, 2017July 24, 2018

Love :: Podcasts

It’s been years since I’ve written a “Things I Love Thursday” post. But because podcasts have become my new drive-time favorite, significantly reducing the number of […] Read More

Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books Posted onJuly 22, 2017October 13, 2017

Book Clubs :: Year End Wrap Up for 2016-17

I’m a little late, but I’ve just finished the wrap up of our book club’s 2016-17 reading year. We started doing something a little different […] Read More

Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books, Featured Posted onApril 28, 2017October 8, 2017

Book Clubs :: SOC Sistas Long List 2017-2018

It’s that time of year when my book club is making its selection for the 10 books it will read in the upcoming year. We […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onDecember 31, 2015July 13, 2016

Book Review :: Best Books from 2015

I accomplished a first in 2015 – finishing 100 books. Most years, I read about 65. A few times I’ve topped out near 85, but this year […] Read More

Go Set a Watchman
Book Reviews, Books Posted onAugust 15, 2015July 24, 2018

Book Review :: Go Set a Watchman

Many of you have been asking, but it is hard to know where to begin. My thoughts on Go Set a Watchman. Does Go Set […] Read More

Book Clubs, Books Posted onMay 8, 2015December 28, 2015

Book Clubs :: SOC Sista 2015-16 Short List

This is it! Below are the books my book club will be reading June 2015 – May 2016! Go Set the Watchman by Harper Lee […] Read More

Top 100 Books
Book Clubs, Books, Things I Love Posted onMarch 30, 2015July 24, 2018

Top 100* Books

Periodically, my book club will have members submit their top 10 all time favorite books. We did this recently, and as a result of the […] Read More

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