Mississippi Book Festival: 'mississippi Treats Writers Like Alabama Treats Football Players'

Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Thu, 08/09/2018 - 12:06am

"The crowd we get is about 60 percent from beyond the Jackson metro area. About 30 to 35 percent of that number comes from out of state," Lange said.

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