LSU of Alexandria hosts Rebecca for an author’s presentation and in depth discussion on her career, writing process, and more.
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From the bayous and the backroads to the city streets and parade routes, Louisiana is a state full of stories. Generations of writers, musicians, and other artists have been inspired by the people and places that call Louisiana home. Excitement continues to build around New Iberia, LA as its literary festival and Rebecca Wells’ return draws near.
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Rebecca Wells is the 2019 Books Along the Teche Literary Festival Great Southern Writer! Join Us for her special show April 6 in Downtown New Iberia!
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The Acadiana Advocate (New Iberia, LA) celebrates Rebecca Wells as its 2019 Great Southern Writer.
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I'm delighted to headline the Dahlonega Literary Festival in Dahlonega, Georgia on March 2, 2019. Join me as I perform new work from my upcoming novel, Divine Daughter of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
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In an article released by the Hoover Sun of Alabama, An Evening with Rebecca Wells & the Ya-Ya Sisterhood show sells out in just 25 minutes for the 2017 Southern Voices Festival at the Hoover Public Library.
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I'm on a writer's retreat in Sewanee, Tennessee. I perch quietly and listen and watch and smell—and then return to my desk refreshed and ready to engage with sentences. One sentence at a time. One breath at a time.
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One of the highlights of my summer is volunteering to help with the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Greater Bethel African American Church in South Nashville.
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Rebecca joins the lineup for the Global Education Center's Roots, Rhythm and Rhyme event on April 22nd in Nashville, TN.
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A lovely Welcome to Nashville article by Sports & Entertainment Nashville.
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Never charged with a crime, Mohamedou Slahi was held for 14 years at Gitmo. He sought refuge in books, including Wells' Divine Secrets. Now released, he tells 60 Minutes why he forgives — and loves — Americans.
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An article by The Tennessean. Rebecca Wells reads "A Brief for the Defense" by Jack Gilbert at the Writers Resist: Voices for Social Justice event Sunday Jan. 15, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.
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In an article released by the Hoover Sun of Alabama, An Evening with Rebecca Wells & the Ya-Ya Sisterhood show sells out in just 25 minutes for the 2017 Southern Voices Festival at the Hoover Public Library.
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The Louisiana author responsible for sparking a movement with her book Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood returns to her home state to entertain readers as part of the Louisiana Book Festival.
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Novelist Rebecca Wells speaks in favor of affordable housing at a Metro Council hearing.
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Rebecca Wells makes a statement about her stance on affordable housing.
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Speaking at MTSU Oct. 8 as part of the university’s Tom T. Hall Writers Series, the author of the famed “Ya-Ya Sisterhood” trilogy kept an audience in the Student Union Parliamentary Room captivated with her views on writing, creativity, honesty and the cultural fascination with what British journalist Toby Young calls “the celebritariat.”
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Southern writers Kate Chopin and Rebecca Wells share much more than just a birth date. A beautiful article by Mary Ann Wilson from Deep South Magazine.
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