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Erica Wright, Author Of “Hollow Bones,” At SoLit In Chattanooga

WUTC | By Ray Bassett

Published August 12, 2024 at 11:57 PM EDT

(Aired Thu 8/08/24)

A new novel offers a contemporary retelling - set in Appalachia - of William Shakepeare’s play “Measure for Measure.”

Erica Wright is the author of “Hollow Bones.”

On Saturday, August 17th, starting at 4 PM, she will be at The Arts Building in downtown Chattanooga - in conversation with local author Paul Luikart, presented by the literary nonprofit SoLit.

I spoke with Erica, who lives in Knoxville - and Chelsea Risley, SoLit’s executive director.