Arts Beat: Novel shares summer reading list with a local twist

Elle Perry By , Daily Memphian
Updated: July 17, 2025 3:50 PM CT | Published: June 06, 2025 10:55 AM CT Premium
(Photo illustration by Kelsey Bowen/The Daily Memphian)

(Photo illustration by Kelsey Bowen/The Daily Memphian)

The devil’s in the Bluff City in at least two of the novels on this book list — a Memphis-set family drama and a “Southern noir’ full of “madcappery.”

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Elle Perry

Elle Perry

A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.


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