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Our staff reviewed some of the books and authors highlighted at this year’s Mississippi Book Festival. Click the links below to read the reviews.

• Erica Hensley: “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor credits her journey to a love for books”

• Aallyah Wright: “‘Well-Read Black Girl’ centers African American women writers”

For our complete list, click here.

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Our Staff Picks: Book Festival 2019

by R.L. Nave, Mississippi Today
August 13, 2019

					<h1>Our Staff Picks: Book Festival 2019</h1>
<p class="byline">by R.L. Nave, Mississippi Today <br />August 13, 2019</p>
					
<p>Our staff reviewed some of the books and authors highlighted at this year’s Mississippi Book Festival. Click the links below to read the reviews.</p>
<p><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/ehensley/">• Erica Hensley</a>: <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2019/08/13/u-s-supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-credits-her-journey-to-a-love-for-books/">“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor credits her journey to a love for books”</a></p>
<p><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/aallyah/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">• Aallyah Wright</a>: <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2019/08/13/well-read-black-girl-centers-african-american-women-writers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“‘Well-Read Black Girl’ centers African American women writers”</a></p>
<p>For our complete list, <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/staff-picks-2019/">click here</a>.</p>

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