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.
Read MoreRebecca 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!
Read MoreThe Acadiana Advocate (New Iberia, LA) celebrates Rebecca Wells as its 2019 Great Southern Writer.
Read MoreI'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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreA lovely Welcome to Nashville article by Sports & Entertainment Nashville.
Read MoreNever 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.
Read MoreAn 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreNovelist Rebecca Wells speaks in favor of affordable housing at a Metro Council hearing.
Read MoreRebecca Wells makes a statement about her stance on affordable housing.
Read MoreSpeaking 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.”
Read MoreSouthern 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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