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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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  • Somebody call the Sheriff

    Somebody call the Sheriff

    Grandpa Harve and his sons I come from a long-line of good people who made poor choices. Choices that all too often put them on the wrong-side of the law and the other side of the iron bars. I don’t know what the genome is[..]
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    Pardon our mess

    Pardon the dust while we clean everything off. The site should be back up soon.
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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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