Karen Zacharias | Karen Zacharias

Christian Bend

"Literary fiction worth its salt should speak to the human condition. CHRISTIAN BEND does not disappoint and will leave you on your feet, tears streaking your face, cheering for more."...
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BURDY

"Prepare to be captivated" Karen Karbo, author of Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life
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Benched

Benched: The Memoirs of Judge Rufe McCombs (Mercer Univ. Press), 1997. Nominee: Georgia Author of the Year
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After the Flag has been Folded

"I adored this book. It is told with such grace and humor and wisdom." Jeannette Walls, author of the NYT Bestseller THE GLASS CASTLE
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Where’s Your Jesus Now?

"Witty, intelligent and a poignant analysis of organized religion today." -- Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump
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Will Jesus Buy Me a Doublewide? ‘Cause I need more room for my plasma TV

“I love a writer that’s not afraid to walk with real people and speak the truth of their lives. Keep shining your light Karen!” -- Jeff Foxworthy
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Mother of Rain: A Novel

"A brilliant gem of a novel. Zacharias is a wonderful writer." --Lee Smith, author of MRS. DARCY AND THE BLUE-EYED STRANGER
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Karly Sheehan: True Crime Story Behind Karly’s Law

"A must read. Compelling and heartbreaking. ANN RULE/ New York Times bestselling author
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What Manchin Gets Wrong

Top Five States with the Highest Rates of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren South Dakota 55.2% West Virginia 54.4% North Dakota 54.0% Wyoming 52.6% Arkansas 52.3% US Average 33.1% Joe Manchin wants to put lazy grandparents back to work. Before he will commit to voting for[..]
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25 10 , 2021 1 Comment
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Manchin & Sinema Are Wrong: America’s Working Class is Not Lazy

Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema just don't get it. They are worried that Joe Biden's Build Back Better Plan makes it too easy on Americans. They worry that Biden's plan would disincentivize America's workforce, making everyday people lazy. This is, of course, a talking point[..]
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17 10 , 2021 No Comments
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Remembering The Redhead

Some men were just born beside a river of melancholy. Some men live a lifetime there - Rick Bragg/The Speckled Beauty It's her birthday today. We used to celebrate with vines of red licorice. She introduced me to the treat while we were in[..]
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08 10 , 2021 1 Comment
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Lifting up the Diverse Voices of Appalachia

I live in the state of juxtapositions. For the past week I've been in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, home to Shepherd University, where I am enrolled as a graduate student in Appalachian Studies. It's a program I've been a part of for the past couple[..]
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30 09 , 2021 No Comments
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Gabby Petito: Protecting Public Personas

The comment was short, to the point: "There is so much more to the Gabby Petito story than we know." The commentator made the remark in reference to finding out that Gabby had lived with her suspected killer's family before taking off on that cross-country[..]
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23 09 , 2021 2 Comments
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Blood Betrayal

The first hint Myrlie had that her boy Dane was up to no good happened on Wednesday night. She’d come into the kitchen through the back door and seen Dane sitting at the dinette table fingering his way through a wad of dollar bills. He[..]
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03 09 , 2021 1 Comment
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Afghanistan: The Cycle of War

I woke to dreams of the Afghan people fleeing. I called my friend Xuan the other day. She's a refugee of the Vietnam War. She began weeping as soon as I asked, "How are you?" It's been a difficult couple of weeks for those who've[..]
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24 08 , 2021 1 Comment
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Joseph Galloway: His Weapon Was His Pen

I grew up in a household full of frightened women waiting on that telegram in World War II - Joseph Galloway. On the day Joe Galloway died, I bought a wind-chime and hung it outside my office window. It had to be a certain kind[..]
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21 08 , 2021 4 Comments
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Your Point of View Matters

I read a tweet this week from a gal who said her unvaccinated brother had just died from #Covid at age 30. She remarked that she had all sorts of mixed emotions about his death. Her emotions reminded me of my own mother's death. My[..]
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13 08 , 2021 No Comments
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