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Longtime nature writer Janisse Ray delivers gripping debut novel

In the 1940s Georgia mountains, eight children were taken into the woods and left to die. They survived. And now their story is a page-turning novel.

December 09, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka holds his book <em>The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida</em> at the Shaw Theatre in London on Oct. 14. On Monday, his novel won the 2022 Booker Prize.

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Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

The prestigious award was given to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, which the judges hailed as "a searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war."

October 17, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas

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Big city devotees find romance in a small town in Emily Henry's 'Book Lovers'

The playful and clever story pokes holes in pop culture assumptions about small towns from Hallmark movies to romance novels as two rivals in the publishing world find love far from the city lights.

May 05, 2022
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  • Carole V. Bell
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Political Rewind: Author Karin Slaughter On Writing Thrilling — And Timely — Fiction

Monday on Political Rewind, we are joined by New York Times and internationally bestselling author Karin Slaughter. Her newest novel, False Witness, incorporates many timely issues into its narrative. Published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe, Slaughter’s novels include Cop Town and Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her.

July 26, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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Here's a sampling of books <em>Code Switch</em> readers recommended.

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What Code Switch Listeners Are Reading During The Pandemic

Some want escapist reads to distract themselves during these times, while others are turning to books that lean into the darkness and dread of the pandemic.

October 23, 2020
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  • Natalie Escobar
Author Sue Monk Kidd joined Virginia Prescott for a virtual author talk series presented by the Atlanta History Center. They discussed Kidd's new novel, "The Book of Longings."

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Sue Monk Kidd’s 'The Book Of Longings' Imagines The Story Of Jesus’ Wife

Author Sue Monk Kidd was raised in a conventionally Baptist family in Sylvester, Georgia. Her memoir, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter , follows her...

May 08, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
New York Times best-selling author Wahida Clark got her start as an author while serving a federal prison sentence. Today, she runs her own publishing company and is known as "the queen of street lit."

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The 'Queen Of Street Lit': Wahida Clark's Journey From Federal Prison To Best-Seller Lists

When Wahida Clark went to federal prison in 1999, she knew she needed some way to support her teenage daughters from behind bars. She never thought it...

April 10, 2020
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  • Pria Mahadevan and
  • Virginia Prescott

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Looking For A Great Winter Read? We Asked Georgia's Independent Booksellers To Share Their Lists

It seemed like winter came early this year with record low temperatures dipping below the 20s. As the cold weather continues, cozy up with a blanket,...

December 05, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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