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Mad about Madville Press
STATE CAPITOL 204
presented by PATH Company;
Beth & Chip Pickering
These portraits of characters finding themselves
in the face of real-life disasters speak to the life lived
in-between the headlines and the human ability
to adapt in the face of adversity.
• Darden North (moderator) – Party Favors
• Julie Liddell Whitehead – Hurricane Baby: Stories
• Steve Yates – The Lakes of Southern Hollow
• R. J. Lee – The Majestic Leo Marble
Power & Influence
C-SPAN/OLD SUPREME COURT
presented by Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP;
The Roost & The Springs Hotel
in Ocean Springs, MS
coverage provided by C-SPAN
room by BarbourHurst
These books of scandal and corruption shed light
on how power is found and abused in unlikely ways.
• Betsy Fischer Martin (moderator)
• Brody Mullins – The Wolves of K Street:
The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over
Big Government
• Shad White – Mississippi Swindle:
Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America
• Luke Mullins – The Wolves of K Street:
The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over
Big Government
2024 Presidential Election
STATE CAPITOL 201 H
presented by Frontier Strategies
From the campaign trail to the oval office, these insiders
give their perspectives on the presidential politics
currently dominating our headlines as we head into
the 2024 election.
• Jonathan Martin (moderator) – This Will Not Pass:
Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future
• Jonathan Karl – Tired of Winning: Donald Trump
and the End of the Grand Old Party
Mississippi Memoirs
STATE CAPITOL 201 A
presented by Mississippi Votes;
Nautilus Publishing
Mississippi authors discuss their uniquely true stories
of unlikely success and powerful connections.
• Ellen Ann Fentress (moderator) – The Steps We Take:
A Memoir of Southern Reckoning
• Di Rushing – The Delta in the Rearview Mirror:
The Life and Death of Mississippi’s First Winery
• J.L. Holloway – Nothing to Lose:
A Story of Poverty, Resilience, and Gratitude
• Marion Garrard Barnwell – All the Things We Didn’t Say:
Two Memoirs
• X.M. Frascogna, Jr. – The Saints of St. Mary’s:
A true story of old school values and parenting lessons learned
through youth sports