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4:00 pm
Pride & Prejudice
STATE CAPITOL 103
presented by LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi;
NEH, through its United We Stand
Initiative
Literary Fiction
STATE CAPITOL 113
presented by Mississippi Humanities Council;
Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A.
In these works of memoir and fiction alike,
authors describe the tumultuous journey
of self-discovery in the face of people and places
that are not so accepting.
• Mississippi Representative Fabian Nelson (moderator)
• Mesha Maren – Shae
• KB Brookins – Pretty
• Jonathan Corcoran – No Son of Mine
Knockout authors tell generational stories
about the search for belonging in America
in their critically-acclaimed novels.
• Traci Thomas (moderator)
• Rachel Khong – Real Americans
• Kaveh Akbar – Martyr!
• Sheila Sundar – Habitations
Fresh Ink: Debut Novels
GALLOWAY RECEPTION
presented by Betsy & Kane Ditto;
University of Southern Mississippi Center
for Writers
Up-and-coming authors discuss their debut novels:
compelling takes on the complexities of community
and relationships with all the innovative styles,
original set-ups, and exciting locations that come with
new voices in fiction.
• John Caleb Grenn (moderator)
• Alina Grabowski – Women and Children First
• Joseph Earl Thomas – God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer
• Ery Shin – Spring on the Peninsula
• Melissa Mogollon – Oye