About We Are Not Like Them Publisher: Atria Books (October 5, 2021) Hardcover: 336 pages Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event—a powerful and poignant exploration of race in America today and […]
Deborah Mantella, author of My Sweet Vidalia, on tour February 2016
About My Sweet Vidalia Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Turner (October 6, 2015) On July 4, 1955, in rural Georgia, an act of violence threatens the life of Vidalia Lee Kandal Jackson’s pre-born daughter. Despite the direst of circumstances, the spirit of the lost child refuses to leave her ill-equipped young mother’s side. For as long as she […]
Minrose Gwin, author of The Queen of Palmyra, on tour May 2010
About The Queen of Palmyra In the turbulent southern summer of 1963, Millwood’s white population steers clear of “Shake Rag,” the black section of town. Young Florence Forrest is one of the few who crosses the line. The daughter of a burial insurance salesman with dark secrets and the town’s “cake lady,” whose backcountry bootleg […]