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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Marla Hacker
about 1 month agoI’m intrigued. Going to read the book. Podcast is good.
ReplyKaren Spears Zacharias
about 1 month agoThank you, Marla!
ReplyBetty Bryson
about 7 days agoI pre ordered over a month ago. Don't know if I have to go to Amazon to buy it.
ReplyKaren Spears Zacharias
about 7 days agoBetty: Who did you order it from? The store you ordered from should have it.
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