Next weekend on Saturday the 16th, I’m thrilled to join the Possumtown Book Festival sponsored by Friendly City Books in Columbus, MS, for a panel by Rooted Magazine — I’ll be speaking partly from the recent interview and partly on other topics. Rumor has it a secret map will be displayed! Fellow panelists will be poet Nadia Alexis and novelist Julie Whitehead, moderated by Lauren Rhoades. If you’re in the area, come and hang!