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Susan Rebecca White
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Susan Rebecca White

Susan Rebecca White is the author of the critically acclaimed novels A Soft Place to Land and Bound South. Born and raised in Atlanta, she spent many years in San Francisco before returning to her hometown, where she teaches creative writing at Emory... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. My maxim is, "Everybody has a story." And when I'm on a plane, I have a mantra, which is, "The plane is not going to crash. The plane is not going to crash."
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My life in 8 words: "Cyclical: Sometimes I'm hyper productive, sometimes very lazy."
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Mother’s Day Contest My sister, Lauren Myracle, YA author extraordinaire, has a fantastic new book coming out titled Peace,...
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I have always loved to cook.


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A Soft Place to Land will be released on April 06, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
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A Soft Place to Land is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
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Susan Rebecca White Revealed

Susan Rebecca White Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. My maxim is, "Everybody has a story." And when I'm on a plane, I have a mantra, which is, "The plane is not going to crash. The plane is not going to crash." Q. What’s your best quality? A. Generosity. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. It's really important to me that the people close to me are passionate, present (no checking your Blackberry while conversing), and kind. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Owning my own restaurant. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. He's kind of an anti-hero, but I love Ignatius P. Reilly from A Confederacy of Dunces. Learn more about Susan Rebecca White

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Daily Candy, January 31, 2012
...Place to Land ($15, signed) is a tragic tale of two sisters who lose their parents. Atlanta author Susan Rebecca White stirs up a shocking turn of events and an appreciation for your own family. Check Out A Small Hotel ($24, signed) examines the...
Kiss 104.1, January 26, 2012
...Award in Fiction winner. His 12th novel, A Small Hotel, will be released this August. Friday, February 24: Susan Rebecca White This Atlanta native's debut novel, Bound South, was a Southern Independent Booksellers Association bestseller and was...
Creative Loafing, January 11, 2012
...lecture is Jan. 31, 6:30-8 p.m., at Ivy Hall, 179 Ponce de Leon Ave. Atlanta native, Susan Rebecca White’s debut novel “Bound South” was a Southern Independent Booksellers Association bestseller and shortlisted for the Townsend Prize in fiction....
WATL-TV, August 2, 2011
...CANTON, GA - "I got into the middle of a funeral procession with the bookmobile," Susan White remembered with a hearty laugh. She's come a long way since she first started driving that bookmobile in 1971. Four decades later she is now Director of...
Cherokee Tribune, July 30, 2011
...Cherokee Tribune/Todd Hull CANTON — Susan White started her career as a teacher. The now 65-year-old former Canton resident worked for two years in Ohio while her husband, Brad, attended college. After that, she served as...
Cherokee Tribune, July 30, 2011
...kdominy@cherokeetribune.com Cherokee Tribune Susan White will celebrate her 40th anniversary working with the Sequoyah Regional Library System on Monday. She started out driving the system’s bookmobile in 1971. Now White is director, a...
Chronicle Herald, July 3, 2011
...PAM SWORD BOOK COVE The Year Mrs. Montague Cried by Susan White (Acorn Press, 164 pages, $12.95, 11 and up) The year Mrs. Montague cried is the year her son Zac died in a car accident. It’s also the...
ProPublica: Articles and Investigations, July 1, 2011
...of Banks, Fed Relaxes Debit Card Regs in Final Rule June 30, 2011 Podcast Latest Episode: Senior editor Susan White shares some parting thoughts on ProPublica and the editing process before she leaves to move back to California. Listen » Get Updates...
ProPublica: Articles and Investigations, June 9, 2011
...Podcast: Susan White on Editing and Working at ProPublica by Minhee Cho ProPublica, June 9, 2011, 2:47 p.m. 0 comments E-mail Your e-mail Your name Friends’ e-mail(s) max 10...
The Nervous Breakdown, April 26, 2011
...titles take the form or word strings such as “A Character,” “Another Character,” “They Meet,” etc. The artist Susan White produced a series of pyrographic illustrations. She burns paper, and in this case, fills the holes with various sky...