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Kristin Harmel

By The River presents in-depth interviews with South Carolina authors and poets.

Kristin Harmel

By the River Season Four Episode 9 | 26m 46s | CC

Holly Jackson is by the river with New York Times Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel to discuss her book The Forest of Vanishing Stars. Holly learns about how Kristin’s experience as a reporter for People magazine prepared her for writing historical fiction and interviewing the last living Bielski brother.

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