


Emily Carpenter
Explore the inspiration and passion that it takes to create a Southern story. Host Holly Jackson engages with Southern Authors through in-depth interview as they tell humorous and heartwarming stories, share their love of reading, and offer advice for aspiring writers. This season, take a deeper look into what it takes to write Southern stories.

Emily Carpenter
Season 2 Episode 208 | 23m 52s | CC
Holly Jackson sits with author Emily Carpenter to discuss her novel Gothictown. The novel follows a woman drawn back to a town with secrets, strange histories and a past she cannot outrun. Carpenter discusses the inspiration behind the story, its gothic influences, vivid setting and her process for creating tension while sharing how themes of identity and buried truths weave through the novel.
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