1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Kathryn Magendie’s fiction is known for its lyrical, intimate voice and its deep attention to family, memory, place, and the difficult work of finding one’s way home. In Tender Graces, the first novel in her Graces series, Magendie follows Virginia Kate Carey as she returns to her Appalachian roots and confronts the painful history of a fractured family. In this episode of Bookmark with Don Noble, Don Noble speaks with Kathryn Magendie at the annual literary conference On the Brink, held at Jacksonville State University. Their conversation explores Magendie’s distinctive personal style, the emotional terrain of Tender Graces, and the ways her fiction moves between Appalachia, Baton Rouge, and the lives of characters shaped by love, loss, and family instability. Magendie is the author of the Graces series — Tender Graces, Secret Graces, and Family Graces — as well as other fiction including Sweetie and The Lightning Charmer. Her work has been described as literary women’s fiction with a strong sense of voice and place, and Tender Graces became an Amazon Kindle No. 1 bestseller. Bookmark with Don Noble features conversations with writers whose work has shaped Alabama, the South, and American literature. Bookmark with Don Noble http://bookmark.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41792645/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/41792645