Thank you for coming to this panel. At 2 45. True crime across america. Im the graduate dean at jackson state university, and im happy to be here as a room coordinator. Well have 45 minutes for the session and then leave 15 for q a. The sponsors for our panel are cecile and nancy brown. Are they with us . [applause] im happy to introduce our moderator for this session, james, at i skipped over. Curtis wilkie. An associate prefer of journalism at the university of mississippi and fellow at the university oses center for southern journalism and politics and will take over. Thank you and thank you all for coming, and we appreciate the presence of our guest on the panel here at the mississippi book festival. Its getting bigger and better every year. Im going to start off by introducing very briefly our guests, and well carry on a discussion and i hope you all will have some questions for the panel toward the end of hour our hour. Karen abbott is bestsale august authorize of several books a
Q a. The sponsors for our panel are cecil and nancy brown. Are they with us . [applause] im happy to introduce our moderator for this session, james a stevens, is not only, im sorry. I skipped over. Curtis wilkie. No, hes over there. Our moderator is curtis wilkie, associate professor of journalism at the university of mississippi and a fellow at the universitys Overby Center or southern journalism andpolicy and hell take over. Thank you for coming and we appreciate the presence of our guests on the panel at the mississippi bookfestival. Its getting bigger and better every year. Im going to start off by introducing very briefly. Our guest will carry on a discussion and i hope you all will have discussions for the towards the end of our hour. Karen abbott is a bestselling author of several books and her newest one, the ghost of eden park is an in the next pick as wellas an amazon best book. A glowing review in last sundays clariion ledger, maybe some of you read, said abbott captures th
for the first time in almost two years and of course to those of you who are streaming the program tonight, welcome to you as well. incidentally, i ll tell you it s our plan at this point subject to change. i need not say subject to change but our current plan is to offer the remaining programs this year both in person and via live streaming. and you can always consult our website for updates concerning the venue. now sponsor for this evening s program is one of our oldest chancellor s village. who have been with us for many years? and we are extremely grateful to them for their continuing generous support. this might be a good time to encourage any of you who may be so inclined to make a contribution to great lives. as the continuation of the program depends on this kind of individual and corporate support. and you can do this by once again going to our website for information on how you may contribute. now speak of this evening is keith o brien author of fly girls subtitled
what a pleasure it is to welcome a live audience once again to dot auditorium. for the first time in almost two years and of course to those of you who are streaming the program tonight, welcome to you as well. incidentally, i ll tell you it s our plan at this point subject to change. i need not say subject to change but our current plan is to offer the remaining programs this year both in person and via live streaming. and you can always consult our website for updates concerning the venue. now sponsor for this evening s program is one of our oldest chancellor s village. who have been with us for many years? and we are extremely grateful to them for their continuing generous support. this might be a good time to encourage any of you who may be so inclined to make a contribution to great lives. as the continuation of the program depends on this kind of individual and corporate support. and you can do this by once again going to our website for information on how you may contr
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