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Staff Picks 2019

‘Southern Discomfort’ brings uncomfortable moments to readers

by Larrison Campbell August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

In her memoir, Tena Clarke, a Waynesboro native who came of age during the Civil Rights era confronts the troubles of the world and her own family

Staff Picks 2019

‘Furious Hours’: The story of Harper Lee’s quest to write a true-crime novel of her own

by Bobby Harrison August 16, 2019January 11, 2021

Staff Picks 2019

‘We Cast A Shadow’ a satirical story of a father’s fear for his son growing up black in America

by Kayleigh Skinner August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

Mississippi Culture

Noah Saterstrom celebrates Mississippi Storytellers with narrative portraits

by Sereena Henderson August 15, 2019August 16, 2019

Staff Picks 2019

‘Bluff City’ both an ode to and an inquiry of civil-rights photographer Ernest Withers

by Alex Rozier August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

Staff Picks 2019

‘Well-Read Black Girl’ centers African American women writers

by Aallyah Wright August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

Staff Picks 2019

Our Staff Picks: Book Festival 2019

by R.L. Nave August 13, 2019August 15, 2019

Staff Picks 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor credits her journey to a love for books

by Erica Hensley August 13, 2019January 11, 2021