Author Interview - Exodus Oktavia Brownlow

Exodus Oktavia Brownlow is an author and creator from Blackhawk, MS. She is the author of 2 books: I'm Afraid That I Know Too Much About Myself Now, To Go Back To Who I Knew Before, And Oh Lord, Who Will I Be After I've Known All That I Can (bookshop.org) Look at All The Little Hurts of These Newly-Broken Lives and The Bitter Sweet, Sweet and Bitter Loves (limited copies available in store) A complete list of Exodus's writing can be found on her website. - Exodus's Favorite Authors - Kiese Laymon (bookshop.org) (libro.fm) Donna Tartt (bookshop.org) (libro.fm) Zora Neale Hurston (bookshop.org) (libro.fm) - Our podcast host - C.T. Salazar - is a Mississippi poet who currently lives in Cleveland, MS. His most recent poetry collection, Headless John the Baptist Hitchhiking: Poems, is a Friendly City Books favorite. - C.T. and Exodus are both graduates of the MUW MFA program. - Thank you to Exodus and C.T. for joining us for our first ever live in-store podcast recording! We had so much fun celebrating Exodus's incredible talent, and we cannot wait to see her again in October for the 2023 MUW Welty Symposium. - Learn more about our author events on our website or sign up for our email newsletter. - Thank you for supporting Friendly City Books by listening to our podcast. Shop with us in store and online at friendlycitybooks.com/shop or through bookshop.org and libro.fm. - Find us on social media - Facebook: facebook.com/friendlycitybooks Instagram: @friendlycitybooks Tiktok: @friendlycitybooks - Host: C.T. Salazar Guest Author: Exodus Oktavia Brownlow Music: Rear Projection by Hartle Road Production Assistance: Neon Newt Media LLC Friendly City Books Inc. Friendlycitybooks.com