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Brendan C. Byrne

Brendan C. Byrne is a writer whose fiction has appeared in Terraform, Flapperhouse, and Dark Mountain. His criticism appears in Rhizome, The Baffler, and Imperica.

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Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other alt-right factions scuffled with counter-demonstrators near Emancipation Park (Formerly "Lee Park") in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. After fighting between factions escalated, Virginia State Police ordered the evacuation by all parties and cancellation of the "Unite The Right" rally scheduled to take place in the park. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***(Sipa via AP Images)

The Speculative Civil War Novel Comes Home

Brendan C. Byrne

- Oct. 14, 2017

Two new books reimagine the secession novel, a speculative fiction subgenre, with haunting overtones for the Trump era.

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