Author Archives: emilycchoate

I have new review up at Chapter 16 today, covering Bryn Chancellor’s debut story collection When Are You Coming Home? She’s got such a smart, often funny point of view, and I enjoyed getting a chance to write about this … Continue reading →

I’m excited to share my Q&A with Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of the fascinating novel We Love You, Charlie Freeman. I like how ambitious this novel is—full of complex characters and challenging explorations of race in American history. The book is … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to share my review of Ron Rash’s Poems: New and Selected, up this week at Chapter 16. Being such a devotee of Rash’s fiction, I cringe to admit that I wasn’t well-read in his poetry until now. But … Continue reading →

I’m excited to share my new Q&A with Lee Smith, whose memoir Dimestore is about to be released this week! She is possibly the most natural storyteller of any writer I can think of, and her first memoir bears that … Continue reading →

I’m happy to share the link to my review of Diane Les Becquets’s novel Breaking Wild. This novel touches on lots of subjects dear to me–how wild landscapes can create strong holds over us, how (and I mean, how in the … Continue reading →

I’m thrilled to share that my short story, “Thunder Sometimes, Never Bells,” is available in the newest issue of The Florida Review. (The print issue can be ordered from TFR’s website.) This one has been with me a long while—the … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to share my review of the essay anthology Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean, which is full of terrific writing about secretiveness in Appalachian lives. The book contains pieces by a wide array of voices, including Jayne Anne … Continue reading →

A piece of my short fiction, “Sky Fire Shrine Machine,” is live today in New Orleans’s Faulkner Society journal, The Double Dealer. My story appears in connection with the Faulkner Society’s William Faulkner-William Wisdom Competition, where it was a runner-up … Continue reading →

I’m so pleased that I had a chance to review Geraldine Brooks’s new novel, The Secret Chord.  Her body of work is of particular fascination to me–in each of her novels, there’s a boundless respect for the pre-modern consciousness, as well … Continue reading →

Here’s my review of Lorraine Lopez’s novel The Darling. I’m into this one. It’s wicked and funny without shortchanging emotional depth (and the bibliophile mind–my favorite kind). Don’t let the cover fool you—it’s got Voltaire jokes. You can read my … Continue reading →