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Kathryn Stockett became a literary phenomenon with her debut novel ‘The Help,’ a book that spent more than two years on the bestseller list and was adapted into an Academy Award–winning film. Now, nearly two decades later, she returns with ‘The Calamity Club,’ a sweeping historical novel set in 1933 Mississippi.

Kathryn Stockett became a literary phenomenon with her debut novel ‘The Help,’ a book that spent more than two years on the bestseller list and was adapted into an Academy Award–winning film. Now, nearly two decades later, she returns with ‘The Calamity Club,’ a sweeping historical novel set in 1933 Mississippi.

In the book “Mississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America” Shad White tells the story of how a small group of powerbrokers enriched themselves by misdirecting nearly 100 million dollars in federal money and how he led a scrapy team of investigators and auditors to bring the culprits to justice.

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham returns to Mississippi for his latest legal thriller “The Boys from Biloxi,” The story of two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends but ultimately find themselves on opposite sides of the law.

In January 1966, Vernon Dahmer, head of a Mississippi chapter of the NAACP and a dedicated advocate for voter registration, was murdered by the White…

Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Kiese Laymon, Ottilie Schillig Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi, is the…

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for President Donald Trump, and the Mueller investigation. Dr.…

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses #GivingTuesday. Dr. Chartock also shares his thoughts on today's U.S. Senate special election in Mississippi.

Authorities in Mississippi say a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff's deputy.Mississippi Bureau of…

Greg Iles’ Natchez trilogy has been compared to Faulkner and Conroy – the greatest Southern Gothic writers.The themes in the trilogy include race issues…