Neils Barringer asked Bethany Turner:

I just randomly picked up "The Do Over" at the library and it takes place in Durham, NC! Where I was born!! What connection do you have to Durham? (P.S. Nc State is the best over UNC and Duke-haha!) Love reading about my hometown!

Bethany Turner Oh, how fun! The truth is...I have no connection to Durham! When I was beginning to write The Do-Over, it was all about finding the ideal town to have produced the Keaton family. Durham was absolutely perfect. A big city with a small-town feel. Most of the Keaton family loves Durham and never wants to be anywhere else...but McKenna loves New York. (Until, of course, she comes to love Durham, finally... 😉) My husband and I visited Durham for the first time in February of this year (to visit locations in the book) and I absolutely loved it! And as for NC State over UNC and Duke, well...let me put it this way: I grew up in Kentucky and attended the University of Kentucky, and have always been a HUGE college basketball fan. And I don't exactly have a lot of love for UNC or, especially, Duke. So I will support you in your NC State allegiance! 😂 Thanks for picking up The Do-Over, and for asking the question!

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