Southern Literary Review
You are here: Home / About ABOUT OUR MISSION The Southern Literary Review is dedicated to honoring southern writers and their impact on American literature. We spotlight both timeless authors like Zora Neale Hurston and William Faulkner, who have shaped the genre, along with contemporary novelists such as Tom Wolfe and Wendell Berry, as well as up-and-coming southern talents like Daniel Wallace and Sue Monk Kidd. With an extensive collection of original articles, we strive to provide insightful content about southern authors and their literary contributions. Explore our in-depth reviews of both new southern novels and classic works that define the genre. Founded in 2004, SLR underwent a significant transformation in the spring of 2009, welcoming new contributors to enrich our content regularly. Notably, New York Times best-selling author Julie Cantrell served as our editor-in-chief for nearly two years, supported by managing editor Adele Annesi. After the release of her novel Into the Free, Julie and Adele stepped down. In November 2011, Philip K. Jason and Allen Mendenhall, who had been committed contributors, took over the leadership of SLR. Phil now serves as the publisher and executive editor, and you can reach him at [email protected]. Allen is the managing editor, and his email is listed below. Donna Meredith joined the editorial team in 2017. SLR has featured reviews and interviews from a range of authors, including John Shelton Reed, Casey Clabough, Ace Atkins, Julia Nunnally Duncan, Karen White, Clyde Edgerton, James Nolan, Moira Crone, Charles J. Shields, Daniel Wallace, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Paulette Jiles, Steve Yarbrough, Irene Latham, James Lee Burke, John Brandon, Kevin Brockmeier, Mark Richard, Octavia Spencer, Robin Oliveira, and David Bradley.
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6 days ago |
southernlitreview.com | Dawn Major
Introduction:In January of 2024, I attended an author showcase hosted by A Novel Idea (ANI). ANI is an incredible organization for the Atlanta writing community connecting both emerging and established authors with readers. I had heard Andrew Diaz Winkelmann’s name circulating amongst other author friends, but I didn’t know anything about his debut novel, The Guava Tree, or Winkelmann’s background. I was in for a real treat.
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3 weeks ago |
southernlitreview.com | Donna Meredith
Readers of Jeanne Malmgren’s engaging memoir, Good Eye, Bad Eye, will find the universal themes and the clarity of her writing style appealing. From her personal story of trauma following a childhood eye injury, life truths emerge as Jeanne struggles to find her way in the world. This is not another poor-pitiful-me memoir. Instead, it is a story of growth, of strength. A story of finding inner peace. Jeanne’s tale begins in South Carolina, where her father worked in the textile industry.
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3 weeks ago |
southernlitreview.com | Donna Meredith
Introduction:While I haven’t met Sara Warner in person that I can recall, she did live in Tallahassee for a time, as do I, so I have been aware of her as a writer. I recall meeting her husband Pete LeForge, who is also a writer, at an event sponsored years ago by the Leon County Library. Both Sara and Pete were very active in the Tallahassee writing community when they lived here.
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southernlitreview.com | Donna Meredith
Do You Believe in Magic? (Green Bird Publishing 2025) by Jim Melvin is a highly imaginative fantasy novel starring three thirteen year olds who find themselves transformed from middle school outsiders into leaders with special powers when they travel through a portal into a parallel world. Billed as “Book One of the Dark Circle Trilogy,” Do You Believe in Magic? will appeal not only to teens, but to readers who enjoy fantasy fiction in the vein of J.K. Rowling and Brandon Sanderson.
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southernlitreview.com | Donna Meredith
Horse People (2025) by Sara Warner is absolutely everything a stellar book should be. At times it moved me to tears. Other times the actions of villainous characters left me nauseous. I am a dog person and don’t know horses, yet I fell in love with the horses in this novel. Sara Warner helped me know these gorgeous creatures the way I know and love my dog. And you just can’t help but empathize with the gentle protagonist, Frank Grace.
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