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  • 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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  • The Pilgrimage to Narnia

    The Pilgrimage to Narnia

    In order to tour the C.S. Lewis home, The Kilns, one must email in advance and arrange a tour. The home is not open to the public otherwise. I didn't know that, of course, until just a couple of weeks ago. I don't even know[..]
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  • Scotland’s Forgotten Poet

    Scotland’s Forgotten Poet

    As you might guess, part of an Appalachian Studies Degree includes studying the displacement of Scots and Irish peoples groups. It also includes studying those who shaped the cultures of the various regions - writers, musicians, politicians, etc. Throughout my studies, I have focused primarily[..]
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  • God Not the Guns

    God Not the Guns

    They say it is about God not the guns ... They say it's because America needs to humble itself before God. They say it's because we took prayer out of schools. They say it's because we are no-longer a God-fearing nation. They say it's because[..]
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  • Dispatch #10: Get Distracted in Scotland

    Dispatch #10: Get Distracted in Scotland

    Assessments have had us holed up in the library at the University of West Scotland over the past few weeks. We are here working on graduate degrees, remember? The library at UWS is quite modern and books can be retrieved from libraries throughout Scotland. Sitting[..]
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    05 05 , 2022 3 Comments
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  • Podcast of The Murder Gene: Chapter One

    Podcast of The Murder Gene: Chapter One

      Part of what I've been doing in Scotland is working on the skill of podcasting. In this episode, I visit with Phil and Holly, two talents from Canada. We are talking about the new book. You can hear from the killer himself in this[..]
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  • Evidence of Our Humanity

    Evidence of Our Humanity

    I remember the first time I realized what an angry people Americans are. I'd pretty much gone about life thinking that Americans overall were generally kind folks who really cared about one another. For the most part, that was the bubble in which I lived.[..]
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  • Dispatch #9: Lessons from Traveling

    Dispatch #9: Lessons from Traveling

    The Queen isn't the only one. Pocketbooks are a thing here, among a certain age group at least. I see men and women carrying them. Of course there are backpacks as well. And in Glasgow it is common to see people pulling suitcases from one[..]
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  • Dispatch #8: Dumfries and Galloway

    Dispatch #8: Dumfries and Galloway

    We are on break this week, so I took the opportunity to head further south. Traveling in Scotland is easy. You can get most anyplace you have a hankering to go to via train. If we had a railcar system like Scotland does, I'd be[..]
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    08 04 , 2022 2 Comments
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  • Preorder Your Copy Now

    Preorder Your Copy Now

    Listen to audio for a peek inside of The Murder Gene  [audio mp3="http://karenzach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Murder-Gene-Podcast-V2.mp3"][/audio]
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Meet Karen

 

Author/Journalist Karen Spears Zacharias is a Gold Star daughter and an alumni of Oregon State University.

Karen's work has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, and Good Morning America.

Her debut novel, Mother of Rain (Mercer University Press), received the Weatherford Award for Best in Appalachian Fiction from Berea College and was adapted for the stage by Georgia's Historic State Theater, The Springer. In 2018, Karen was named Appalachian Heritage Writer by Shepherd University, and Mother of Rain was chosen as the One Book One West Virginia Read.

Her first true crime book A Silence of Mockingbirds was chosen by the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as the One City Read.

Karen's upcoming book The Murder Gene, is her second true crime work.

Karen and her husband, Tim, make their home in Deschutes County, Oregon.

For more information on Karen and her books, click here

 

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