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“By The River” is a love letter to Southern stories and the authors and poets who write them. Through interviews with Southern authors, host Holly Jackson examines books from a variety of genres, including historical fiction, Southern culture, memoir, poetry, and more.

Holly and author Chanel Cleeton sit down to discuss Chanel’s book, The Cuban Heiress.
Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano discuss their book, Black, White, and the Grey.
Kristy Woodson Harvey discusses her novel, The Summer of Songbirds.
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Author Jeannelle Perkins-Muhammad sits down to discuss her debut book, Into-Me- See.
Librarian and author Terah Harris sits down to discuss her book, One Summer in Savannah.
Holly sits with Beverly Bowers Jennings to discuss, Shrimp Tales: Small Bites of History.
Michael Dewitt, Jr. sits down to discuss his book, Wicked Hampton County.
Author Susan Zurenda sits down to discuss her book, The Girl from the Rose Motel.
Authors Debbie Taussig-Boehner & Lauren Houseman discuss their book.
Holly and author Chanel Cleeton sit down to discuss Chanel’s book, The Cuban Heiress.
Denny S. Bryce sits down by the river to discuss her book, The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander.
Author Joshilyn Jackson sits down by the river to discuss her book, With My Little Eye.
Donna Everhart sits down by the river to discuss her book, Where the Jessamine Grows.
Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano discuss their book, Black, White, and the Grey.
Former news reporter and anchor John Pruitt discusses his novel, Tell It True.
Sandra Gutierrez discusses her book, The New Southern-Latino Table.
Kristy Woodson Harvey discusses her novel, The Summer of Songbirds.
Award-winning author Sanjena Sathian discussed her debut novel, Gold Diggers.
Debut author Robert Gwaltney discusses his novel, The Cicada Tree.
Joshua Parks discusses his collaborative book, The Green Book of South Carolina.
Margaret Verble discusses her novel When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky.
Holly Jackson is with Leslie Hooton discussing her book, After Everyone Else.
National Book Award Winner for Fiction, Jason Mott discusses his book, Hell of A Book.
Katherine Reay discusses her novel, A Shadow In Moscow.
Baseball fan lover and author Jesse Cole discusses his book, Fans First.
Author Stacy Pearsall sits down by the river to discuss her book, Shooter.
Wanda Lloyd discusses Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism.
Eric Sean Crawford discusses his book about Gullah Spirituals.
Mary Whyte discusses her book We The People: Portraits of Veterans in America.
Carrie Morey discusses her book Callie’s Biscuits & Southern Traditions.
John Cribb discusses his book Old Abe: A Novel.
Natasha Trethewey discusses her book Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir.
Mary Alice Monroe and her co-author Angela May discuss their first children’s book.
Jo Hackl discusses her book Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe.
Christopher Swann discusses his book, A Fire in the Night.
Patti Callahan Henry discusses her book Surviving Savannah.
Tom Poland & Robert Clark talk about their book.
Kristin Harmel to discusses her book, The Forest of Vanishing Stars.
Anjali Enjeti discusses her book, The Parted Earth.