We would like to congratulate our editor-in-chief, Ladette Randolph, on the release of her novel, A Sandhills Ballad, in paperback. To celebrate, Ladette will read from the novel on April 13th at 7 pm at Newtonville Books in Newton, MA. She will read along with Monica McInerny, author of At Home with the Templetons.
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Image: Bookstore (Martin Cathrae, 2009)
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