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Laura Lee Smith is the author of the novels THE ICE HOUSE (Grove Press 2017) and HEART OF PALM (Grove Press 2013). Her short fiction has been anthologized in BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES (2015) and NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH: THE YEAR'S BEST (2010). A writer who’s been praised for her “intelligence, heart, and wit” (Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls), Smith has won awards and accolades from across the United States, and her work has been translated into German and French. She lives in Florida, where she writes fiction and works as a copywriter. www.lauraleesmith.com ...more

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Last week I did a secular talk show with a Jewish lawyer on a Christian radio station. (Hey, we’re all in this together.) And I appreciated the opportunity to talk about writing and art and reading. Thank you, Fred Tromberg!

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	The Best American Short Stories 2015 by T. Coraghessan Boyle (Goodreads Author), Heidi Pitlor (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Megan Mayhew Bergman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.93 avg rating — 1,283 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ice House 3.92 avg rating — 1,202 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart of Palm 3.87 avg rating — 1,159 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Stories from the South 2010 by Amy Hempel, Adam Atlas, Bret Anthony Johnston 4.02 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifteen Views of Jacksonville: Short Stories from a Bold City by Caleb Michael Sarvis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marcus Pactor (Contributor), Michael Wiley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Natural Writer: A Story About Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings by Judy Cook, Laurie Harden (Illustrator), Laura Lee Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“We are the houses of Ha Long Bay, Johnny thought. We cling together, we try to survive. If we are very careful and very lucky, we float.”
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