In this episode of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with New York Times #1 Bestselling author and Jackson native Angie Thomas. Thomas took the publishing industry by storm with her debut novel, “The Hate U Give” (which has since been turned into a major motion picture), and has followed it up with the #1 novel “On The Come Up” and “Concrete Rose,” a prequel to “The Hate U Give.” She discusses “Concrete Rose,” why she chooses the stories she tells and meeting some of her literary and cultural heroes. Now an international phenomenon, she also tells why she stays in Mississippi. Plus, Ramsey and Thomas discuss creativity and her excellent writing guide titled Find Your Voice.

Season One: Episode Two.

READ MORE: Author Angie Thomas’s complicated relationship with Mississippi and Angie Thomas shows that freedom of speech isn’t free for some girls

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Mississippi Stories: Angie Thomas

by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today
February 17, 2021

<h1>Mississippi Stories: Angie Thomas</h1> <p class="byline">by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today <br />February 17, 2021</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/aGKbaD5BTgo </div> </figure> <p>In this episode of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with New York Times #1 Bestselling author and Jackson native Angie Thomas. Thomas took the publishing industry by storm with her debut novel, "The Hate U Give" (which has since been turned into a major motion picture), and has followed it up with the #1 novel "On The Come Up" and "Concrete Rose," a prequel to "The Hate U Give." She discusses "Concrete Rose," why she chooses the stories she tells and meeting some of her literary and cultural heroes. Now an international phenomenon, she also tells why she stays in Mississippi. Plus, Ramsey and Thomas discuss creativity and her excellent writing guide titled Find Your Voice. </p> <p>Season One: Episode Two.</p> <p><strong>READ MORE</strong>: <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/08/08/angie-thomas-wins-mississippi-award/">Author Angie Thomas's complicated relationship with Mississippi</a> and <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2019/02/04/in-on-the-come-up-angie-thomas-shows-us-that-freedom-of-speech-isnt-free-for-some-girls/">Angie Thomas shows that freedom of speech isn't free for some girls</a></p> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background" href="https://mississippitoday.org/mississippi-stories-with-marshall-ramsey/" style="background-color:#ff6c37">VIEW ALL MISSISSIPPI STORIES WITH MARSHALL RAMSEY</a></div> </p></div></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2021/02/17/mississippi-stories-angie-thomas/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=994510&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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