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Staff Picks

Mississippi Today presents our staff’s picks of authors and works featured at the 2018 Mississippi Book Festival.

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‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ challenges us to face our ghosts

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Parchman, one of the most notorious penal institutions in the world, casts a haunting shadow throughout Jesmyn Ward’s latest novel

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Brenda Travis took a stand and was ordered to leave state at 17 or forfeit her freedom

by Harvey Parson August 17, 2018May 10, 2021
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‘Varina’ asks if the First Lady of the Confederacy can be woke

Avatar photo by Larrison Campbell August 16, 2018May 10, 2021
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‘Levon and Kennedy’ visual proof of life after wrongful convictions

Avatar photo by Michelle Liu August 15, 2018May 10, 2021
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Fannye Cook’s story is also a history lesson of state’s conservation efforts

Avatar photo by Elizabeth Hambuchen August 15, 2018May 10, 2021
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In ‘Loving,’ Cashin delivers unflinching history lesson on interracial intimacy

Avatar photo by Kayleigh Skinner August 15, 2018May 10, 2021
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‘Goat Castle’ details tragic, bizarre Natchez murder

Avatar photo by Bobby Harrison August 14, 2018May 10, 2021
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‘Lighting the Fires of Freedom’ shines a light on black women who fueled The Movement

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright August 14, 2018May 10, 2021
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‘How We Came to Be’: A story of managed and mismanaged relationships

Avatar photo by Alex Rozier August 14, 2018May 10, 2021
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How Trump won through eyes of ‘populist revolt’ voters

Avatar photo by Adam Ganucheau August 13, 2018May 10, 2021
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‘Dear Martin’ will make most readers uncomfortable — and it should

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‘Desperation Road’ weaves violence and compassion

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