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"Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone on sale Jan. 7.

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Atlanta Author Nic Stone Tackles Race Relations In Debut Middle-Grade Novel, 'Clean Getaway'

Atlanta native Nic Stone has not shied away from racism, belonging and the weight of history in her novels for young adults. The New York Times best...

January 06, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Atlanta-based poet Jericho Brown

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Poet Jericho Brown On The Consuming Inspirations Of 'The Tradition'

Jericho Brown’s newest collection of poetry, The Tradition , was a National Book Award Finalist in 2019 . Lauded by critics as “ stunning ,” “ riveting ...

January 03, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
An illustration of the 1914 Christmas Truce from The Illustrated London News.

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How Folk Song 'Christmas In The Trenches' Memorializes A WWI Ceasefire

Atlanta-based folk musician and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon has had a long career of writing and performing folk music all over the world. One...

December 20, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
'Garden & Gun' magazine set out to present a portrait of a Southern woman, one that reflects the diversity of Southern women and celebrates the achievements of those who have contributed to Southern culture in various ways.

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'Southern Women' Celebrates Iconic, Trailblazing Women Of The South

"Southern women ⁠— unlike women from Boston, Des Moines or Albuquerque , are leashed to history." Editor Alison Glock wrote those words in a 2011 essay...

December 20, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
"The Winter Sisters" is Tim Westover's second novel. The book follows the tale of a doctor in provincial 1820's Lawrenceville as he tries to understand the folk medicine of three mysterious sisters.

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'The Winter Sisters' Digs Into Southern Folklore And Antebellum Medicine

The Winter Sisters is a historical fiction novel set in Lawrenceville, Georgia in 1822. When a self-righteous doctor arrives in the tiny, backwater town...

December 17, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
Trailblazing journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam pictured with "Morning Edition" host Leah Fleming.

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'Trailblazer' Journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam Works To Diversify Newsrooms

Dorothy Butler Gilliam was the first African American woman reporter hired at The Washington Post in 1961. She was only 23 years old and her work was...

November 18, 2019
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  • Leah Fleming ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 1 more
National Book Award nominee Margaret Wilkerson Sexton explores the power and strength passed through African American families in her new book 'The Revisioners.'

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The Intergenerational Power In Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's New Book 'The Revisoners'

Ava King is a newly divorced mother of a teenage son when she moves into her grandmother’s posh New Orleans home. Ava is the descendant of slaves,...

November 14, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Samantha Power has been a reporter on the ground during The Balkan Wars, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. under President Obama. Her memoir, 'The Education Of An Idealist', highlights the personal side of public service.

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UN Ambassador Samantha Power's Memoir Looks Back On 'The Education Of An Idealist'

In her new memoir, Samantha Power writes about the “X test.” As she describes it, “in trying for Y, the most I accomplish is X.” In other words, even if...

November 14, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
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Mo Rocca will be at The Carter Center on Thursday, Nov. 21 to talk about his new book, "Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving."

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From Sammy Davis Jr. To Toomer's Oaks, Mo Rocca Gives New Life To Forgotten Stories In 'Mobituaries'

Mo Rocca follows the world of the living as correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning , panelist for Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me , and host of The Henry Ford's...

November 13, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
'The Suspect' is a new book about the story of Richard Jewell, written by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen.

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'The Suspect' Re-Examines The Story Of Richard Jewell And The Centennial Olympic Park Bombing

On Tuesday, July 30, 1996, Richard Jewell was praised as a hero on NBC’s Today Show . The security guard hired for the Summer Olympics in Atlanta...

November 12, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Janisse Ray's memoir, 'Ecology of a Cracker Childhood,' came out with its 15th anniversary edition last year.

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Author Janisse Ray On The Magic Of Books And South Georgia's Forests

Each year, The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame inducts new members to its growing list of authors who have made significant literary contributions to the...

November 07, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
New book, "Secret Savannah," uncovers the unusual people, places and history of Savannah.

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Ghosts, Graves And Gore: Writer Offers Haunted And Obscure Tales Of Savannah

Savannah consistently lands on — or at the top of — lists of America's most haunted cities. On a given night, competing ghost tours tromp across town...

October 31, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Malcolm Gladwell speaks to On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott about newest book, "Talking to Strangers."

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In 'Talking To Strangers,' Malcolm Gladwell Explores How We Misread People We Don't Know

Revisionist History podcast host Malcolm Gladwell's books have opened up new ways to consider human behavior — introducing concepts like "stickiness,"...

October 24, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 1 more
"The Tubman Command" imagines what life was like for Harriet Tubman as a scout in the Union army.

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Harriet The Spy: Author Brings Tubman's Civil War Espionage To Life In New Novel

There are some stories that bear repeating over and over. One of those stories is Harriet Tubman’s. A new movie about the heroic abolitionist, known as...

October 22, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 1 more
Susan Rice has served as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and as President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor. Now, she's author of a new autobiography called "Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For."

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From Prejudice to Foreign Policy, Ambassador Susan Rice Faces It All With 'Tough Love'

Susan Rice has been called a lot of names. She was nicknamed "Spo" as a child, for her sporting athletic abilities. President Barack Obama labeled her...

October 21, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
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