In Episode 48 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Kimberly Brock about her new novel, The Fabled Earth.
Kimberly is the bestselling author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, which was shortlisted for the Townsend Prize for Fiction, and The River Witch, recipient of the Georgia Author of the Year Award. She is the founder of Tinderbox Writers Workshop and has served as a guest lecturer for many regional and national writing workshops including at the Pat Conroy Literary Center. A native of North Georgia, she now lives near Atlanta. Her latest novel, The Fabled Earth, is out now.
In this interview, Kimberly talks about what draws her to writing about southern folklore and ghosts, the sordid history of Cumberland Island that inspired her new novel, her cyclical approach to storytelling, and much more…