“These stories feel like both an invitation and a statement asking us to look closer at something we thought we knew but clearly still has so much to show us.” A new review of NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH, edited by Robin Miura, back after 6 years from @blairpub.bsky.social !

"With remarkable variety and nuance of its villains, THE TRUE CONFESSIONS offers us a deeper inventory of the many forms that complicity and culpability can take, regardless of gender." New review of Deesha Philya's THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN. @marinerbooks.bsky.social

"I’ve always been more interested in slippages than clean lines. I love blurring. This is part of why I love ATTA so much; it is a fantastic example of the tradition of slip genre novels." New review of the recently reissued ATTA by Jarett Kobek. @semiotexte.bsky.social

"Mysore masterfully mirrors the looping nature of grief through her tightly controlled imagery and incantatory sentences." New review of LET ALL OUR GHOSTS DEPART by Meghana Mysore.

"The narrative reads elliptically, circling the subject matter, approaching it from one angle and then another." New review of THE ANNIVERSARY by Andrea Bajani and translated by Geoffrey Brock.

"The novel constantly revolves around ideas of dependence and independence, stasis and change, the definite and the vague." New review of THE MALTESE VERSION by Katy Simpson Smith. @fsgbooks.bsky.social

"For fans of Sarah Addison Allen who’ve been waiting for an atmospherically fall read, you’ll be intrigued by her new novel, Paper Ghosts — think Practical Magic meets a Southern gothic charm." New review of PAPER GHOSTS by Sarah Addison Allen. @stmartinspress.bsky.social

"Castillo, a journalist by profession, succeeds in rendering a balanced story, conveying realism without losing the warmth of her connection to it." New review of BODEGA STORIES by Amaris Castillo. @floridapress.bsky.social

We are so excited to reveal the cover for LENA AND RAE by Kim Church, forthcoming from Dzanc Books in March! Read on for more about the design process with the author, Kim Church, and designer, Martina Pellechia.

From SRB editor Chaney Hill: “I’ve been thinking about water this summer. Where it comes from and where it goes. Won’t you join me?”