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A Gem Found In Old Papers: Flannery O'Connor's 'Prayer Journal'

November 20, 2013

Tess reviews Flannery O'Connor's A Prayer Journal written when the late author was in her early 20s.

On NPR's All Things Considered

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At Night We Walk in Circles

November 20, 2013

Tess reviews Daniel Alarcón’s novel, At Night We Walk in Circles. 

In The Barnes & Noble Review

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New York Times Interview

October 18, 2013

New York Times Interview

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Article in The Richmond Times

September 14, 2013

Article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch

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On Launching My First Book

September 9, 2013

A piece from September 2013 in the Virginia Quarterly Review.

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The Manor

August 23, 2013

Tess reviews Mac Griswold's book, The Manor: Three Centuries on a Slave Plantation on Long Island

In the Barnes & Noble Review

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Interview with THE COMMON magazine

August 5, 2013

An interview with The Common Magazine

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Remembering the Randolphs

July 22, 2013

An intimate look at the inner mysteries of one of Virginia's founding families. Read the article...

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Horace and Me

July 10, 2013

Tess reviews Horace and Me by Harry Eyres

In The Barnes & Noble Review

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1963 Danville Protests

June 3, 2013

1963 Danville protests, my grandfather and how much is good enough: New York Times Op-Ed

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