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I’ll be at the Decatur Book Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3 discussing HOPE HOUSE with Doug Jones (THE FANTASIES OF FUTURE THINGS). 11:15 a.m. at Marriott - Mary Gay Room, 130 Clairemont Ave.
I’ll be at the Mississippi Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Jackson, discussing HOPE HOUSE and "Redemption in the Novel" with Tom Franklin (DEVILWOOD), Jason Stone (THE BEAUTY OF DAYS GONE BY) and Kevin Powers (CHILDREN OF THE WILD). State Capitol 204 at 1:30 p.m.
HOPE HOUSE makes The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize Longlist
Essay with backstory on HOPE HOUSE published by The Paris Review
Watch the Poet & Writers Debut Author Reading, which included HOPE HOUSE
I’ll be signing HOPE HOUSE at Hub City Bookshop in Spartanburg on Wednesday, July 22 at 4 p.m.
Poets & Writers names HOPE HOUSE one of the best debuts of the summer
Reading with Kayla Rae Whitaker (RETURNS & EXCHANGES) at Institute 193 in Lexington, KY on Monday, June 29 at 6 p.m.
I’ll be signing copies of HOPE HOUSE on Sunday, June 28 at 11 a.m. at Roebling Books in Newport, KY
HOPE HOUSE Book Launch May 19 at Octavia Books in New Orleans
Orange County Register adds HOPE HOUSE to spring must-reads
U.K. (Penguin/Fig Tree) cover reveal
Debutiful named HOPE HOUSE one of the most anticipated debuts of 2026
U.S. (Hub City) cover reveal
People published an excerpt from HOPE HOUSE
HOPE HOUSE will be part of Hub City’s Cold Mountain Fund Series in 2026
“Damico” won The Masters Review Short Story Award