“A Ghost Is a Memory.” On Bodies, Belief, and the Places Ghost Stories Live

The proprietor’s name is Amy (except that, of course, it isn’t). She’s a kind, petite woman in her forties, the owner of a ghost-themed bookstore in a small southern city. I won’t tell you which city. It’s for your own safety. This is, after all, a ghost story. And most importantly: it’s true. The bookshop […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Ashleigh Nugent: ‘Black stories were always about London’

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Nathaniel Rich Reads His Story Hidden Bayou

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It’s Very, Very Complicated: A Reading List of Friendships That Are All Over the Place

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This Alaska bookstore in Sarah Palin’s hometown isn’t backing down about its drag story time.

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