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Author Breaks Down The Language Of 'Southern Lady Code'

Understanding what southern ladies are saying has nothing to do with accents. That's what author Helen Ellis wants people who aren't from the South to...

April 29, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott
Dacre Stoker, a descendant of Bram Stoker, speaks during an interview at Bran Castle in Bran, Romania, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016.

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Descendant Of Dracula Author Writes Prequel To Vampire Tale

Dacre Stoker tells On Second Thought "Dracula" derives from old folk tales and superstitions. For decades, Stoker has been piecing together clues about...

April 22, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • BRAM SABLE-SMITH
The Magnetic Girl is Jessica Handler's debut novel.

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Atlanta-Based Author Jessica Handler Explores Mesmerism In Debut Novel

In the late 19th Century, Lulu Hurst transfixed audiences as the "Georgia Wonder." An electrical storm supposedly gave the teenager supernatural powers...

April 16, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott

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"On Second Thought" For Friday, April 5, 2019

The Final Four is set. Baseball season is on, and, for the first time ever, there's a Masters tournament for women. In the world of esports, hundreds of...

April 05, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 4 more

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On Second Thought For Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Today's show featured conversations on racial discrimination in Airbnb bookings and a new book focusing on the strength and spirit of boyhood. The NAACP...

April 02, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
Anissa Gray is the author of "The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls."

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Atlanta Author Highlights Eating Disorders, Incarceration In New Novel

Families often share genetic traits. They also share unfortunate pain, secrets and trauma. That's what Anissa Gray writes about in her debut novel, "The...

March 22, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Author Samantha Allen's new book is called "Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States."

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Author Samantha Allen's Road Trip Through Red States Reveals LGBT Communities Everywhere

Author and journalist Samantha Allen wanted to go beyond the headlines in her new book, "Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States." "Often the...

March 05, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott
Downtown Athens is home to the University of Georgia and Bitter Southerner writer Laura Relyea.

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'The Bitter Southerner Podcast' Explores Southern Identity Through Accents

Southern accents are inexplicably linked to a sense of culture, identity and community. They can also summon stereotypes about intelligence and...

February 26, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott

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The Supreme Court Case That Initiated Decades Of Jim Crow

If asked about the "Plessy v. Ferguson" case, many Americans might connect the case to racial segregation. Far fewer would know the name Homer Plessy or...

February 25, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • BRAM SABLE-SMITH
American writer James Baldwin poses in front of his typewriter in his house, March 15, 1983, in Saint Paul de Vence, France.

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New Letters Reveal James Baldwin's Emotional Turmoil During His 1957 Tour Through The American South

James Baldwin's tour of the American South in 1957 featured meetings with Civil Rights leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Fred Shuttlesworth. It...

February 20, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott

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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Brings 'Friday Black' To Savannah Book Festival

"On Second Thought" is on the road for the Savannah Book Festival, which brings authors from across the map to Georgia. We sat down ahead of the...

February 15, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Author Interviews

Grammy Winner Tena Clark's 'Southern Discomfort' Describes Life In Jim Crow Era Mississippi

Tena Clark, the Grammy-winning music producer and songwriter, is at the Savannah Book Festival with her new memoir "Southern Discomfort." In it, she...

February 15, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera

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Author Silas House Brings 'Southernmost' To Savannah Book Festival

The novel "Southernmost" begins with a flood of biblical proportions. What emerges after is not a sliver of mountaintop, but a sodden, Southern...

February 11, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott

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How The USS Indianapolis Became The Worst Sea Disaster In US Naval History

In the summer of 2017, the wreckage of U.S.S. Indianapolis, a Navy cruiser, was discovered some 18,000 feet under the Philippine Sea. Only weeks before...

February 07, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott

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'On Second Thought' For Monday, Feb. 4, 2019

Today's show recapped the Super Bowl events around the city, along with the game's Georgia connections and an author interview with Atlanta resident...

February 04, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
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