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Author Carolivia Herron. Credit: McNally Jackson Books
After three decades, Carolivia Herron’s debut novel ‘Thereafter Johnnie’ has been sealed in the Book of Life by a reissue. The author reflects on finding new audiences at age 78, integrating a lunch counter and that time the KKK offered their support
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Carolivia Herron’s debut novel got mixed reviews when it was published in 1991.
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