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April and Michael Rock opened Escape Into Fiction in February. Owners hope Franklin residents will call the store 'their own.'

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Helen Fields tells The Courier about her new novel One for Sorrow and why she was born to write crime thrillers.

Most 5-year-olds would have nothing to do with manual labor. A day on their bikes, playing with friends or climbing trees would be more reasonable. But strolling through peanut fields to assist his father, a former sharecropper, gave Joe King an invigorating feeling that hasn’t died. Having no idea his small frame wasn’t meant to withstand long hours in the sun, King pleaded with his parents to go out into the field.  “I cried to help my momma and my daddy to hoe peanuts,” said King. “They thought it was just a joke. They gave me a little hoe. At the end of the day I was still out...

Sara Gangai WINCHESTER Writers' Weekend is being held virtually once again after a successful inaugural event in 2020. Originally planned to be held in the city in-person, director Sara Gangai decided it was safer to hold it online until Covid eases. The event provides opportunities for writers to hone their craft, rub elbows with published authors and other writers, and meet one-to-one with literary agents for feedback. Ms Gangai said: “Last year we had around 250 people take part in the event but this year bookings are already exceeding expectations as we have two amazing keynote ...