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Steve Yarbrough


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Steve Yarbrough is a novelist and short story writer.

Born in Indianola, Mississippi, he received his B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Mississippi and his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Arkansas. Writing largely within the Southern tradition, he draws his themes and characters from Southern history and mores in ways that have been compared to Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, and Willie Morris.

He is married to the Polish literary translator Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough and they have two daughters, Tosha and Lena. He lives in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction, Thriller
 
Novels
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Collections
   Family Men (1990)
   Mississippi History (1994)
   On the Way Home (1996)
   Veneer (1998)
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Non fiction show
 
Steve Yarbrough recommends
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The Curious Lives of Nonprofit Martyrs (2023)
George Singleton
"Please know that it is against my nature to fling the word 'genius' around like a sandlot football. I've used it maybe five times, and in all of those instances I applied it to composers, partly because I don't understand how they do what they do. Being a fiction writer, I understand all too well how we do what we do. But George Singleton is a genius, because he repeatedly manages to make me laugh, often uproariously, when my first impulse is to cry. How he accomplishes this feat is as mysterious to me as the twelve-tone music of, say, Arnold Schoenberg. But I know this: contemporary American literature - and I daresay the country itself - would be more vibrant if we had more writers like him. George Singleton is something perhaps even rarer than a genius. He's a treasure."
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The Orchard (2022)
Between Dog and Wolf

Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
"Gorcheva-Newberry is among the most subtle and evocative writers I have read in many years. This novel is a gem, and its author is a major new voice in contemporary fiction. This may be the first time you've heard of her. But it will not be the last."
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I Am My Beloveds (2022)
Jon Papernick
"I Am My Beloveds, Jon Papernick's latest novel, is about many things: love and the lack of it, the passage of time and, most importantly, how we live now. I am full of admiration for this writer and his daring imagination. He is a truly gifted novelist, and this is his finest book."

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Anthologies containing stories by Steve Yarbrough
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The Alumni Grill (2004)
Anthology of Southern Writers
edited by
William Gay and Suzanne Kingsbury

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Awards
PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction Best Book nominee (2005) : Prisoners of War


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