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We started out in libraries - Karin Slaughter

International bestselling author, Karin Slaughter, grew up in a small Georgia town and has been writing short stories and novels since she was a child. She is the author of the Grant County and Atlanta novels and the novella Martin Misunderstood. We were lucky enough to catch up with Karin earlier this year to ask her about her writing and the role libraries have played in her life.

Karin’s latest novel Criminal is published today, you can read an extract here.

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