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Toby LeBlanc

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in Scott, Louisiana

December 11

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Toby LeBlanc has been working as a mental health therapist for the last twenty years, listening to the stories of others. His writing is most often based in Louisiana, where he was born and raised. In writing about this place, he seeks the mystique, the joie de vivre, and the struggles that define this corner of the world. Some of his short fiction can be found in Coffin Bell Journal, Barrelhouse Magazine, and Deep South Magazine. His novel, Dark Roux, was published by Unsolicited Press in 2022 and Soaked (short story collection) was published by Cornerstone Press in February 2025. He's been known to talk to trees and sneak extra seasoning into food. ...more

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Average rating: 4.84 · 43 ratings · 19 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark Roux 4.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soaked 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Messiah Complex 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

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Toby LeBlanc liked Catherine Mincy's review of Bodock: Stories: "I bought this book when it came out because it was mentioned by several other authors I like. Ended up picking it up in the weeks following our recent ice storm. How appropriate! The author is from nearby Pontotoc Mississippi and this series of short " Read more of this review »
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Bodock is the South. Busby fits every piece of this convoluted place into these 11 stories. He does so with a deft touch few current authors possess. While he wields every tool of the Grit Lit arsenal, each story feels fresh. Twenty Mile had the perf ...more
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Toby LeBlanc entered a giveaway Ghalen: A Romance in Black – A Literary Saga of Love and Family Bonds by Walter Mosley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote that a novel is not about one thing. This is absolutely true for Homebound. About midway through book I stopped trying to clock all of the different aspects to the book. I got as far as: part Waterworld, part Wrinkle in ...more
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