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Chattanooga’s Jamie Quatro On Her Latest Novel, “Two-Step Devil”

WUTC | By Ray Bassett
Published September 9, 2024 at 6:46 PM EDT
Jamie Quatro
Jamie Quatro
Jamie Quatro

Jamie Quatro’s latest novel - “Two-Step Devil” - wrestles with good and evil, what’s real and what’s supernatural, on the edges of life here in Chattanooga and this corner of the Southeast.

On Tuesday, the literary nonprofit SoLit hosts the launch for Jamie’s book tour with a reading and a conversation, at The Granfalloon starting at 7 PM.

I spoke with Jamie - and Chelsea Risley, SoLit’s executive director, who says readers familiar with Chattanooga will spot more than a few recognizable references in the novel.

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For more about Jamie Quatro at SoLit, visit solitchatt.org.

Also, visit Jamie online at jamiequatro.com - and on social media.

Jamie Quatro event at SoLit.
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