Debra H. Goldstein, John Carenen, Linda Lovely, Lynn Chandler Willis, and Robert Mangeot challenge narrow ideas about Southern fiction. They explore the wide range of voices, cultures, and experiences shaping modern Southern stories, revealing a region far more complex than tradition often suggests.
Write What You Know or Research What You Don’t?
In this candid conversation, mystery authors share how they balance personal experience with deep research. They discuss when real-world expertise gives a story its edge, when imagination takes the lead, and how to convincingly write beyond your comfort zone without...




