A child’s greatest fear may be abandonment or becoming lost. What will I eat or drink? What is hidden in the world that can hurt me? How can I stay warm when the cold comes? Those questions are at the heart of Janisse Ray’s The Woods of Fannin County, and the book is terrifying, yet filled with love and consolation.

We all enjoy an adventurous thriller that keeps us on the edge of our seats, and one that involves young children dealing with extreme adversity can be particularly engaging.

Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) is excited to announce that it will be starting a major renovation to make the museum even better. GWM will be closed to visitors from Thursday, April 4, through the summer.

Ever watched a dog unleashed? She’s unfettered and unencumbered; free to follow her nose from one beckoning scent to another, running in a jagged line, constantly turning to what’s most interesting.

We all enjoy a tense, cat-and-mouse, chase thriller to keep us on the edge of our seats. And even better, when set in familiar historical settings, it’s a front-row seat. Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) is fortunate to be hosting a master of the historical thriller on March 5, as Thomas Mullen will be GWM’s Meet the Author presenter on his latest book, The Rumor Game: A Novel.

When I shared the WSB-TV newsroom in Atlanta with Hank Phillippi Ryan back in the ‘70s, it was obvious even then that she was not only a terrific young reporter but a powerful storyteller, too. I correctly predicted she’d go far.

Nearly a quarter-century later to the day, Georgia Writers Museum presented back-to-back nights of the first-hand account of serial killer survivor Kathy Kleiner-Rubin Jan. 12-13 at The Plaza in Eatonton.

The new heart-racing, cat-andmouse thriller One Wrong Word, from author Hank Phillippi Ryan, will be the centerpiece of the next Meet the Author event at Georgia Writers Museum (GWM), Feb. 7 at 7 p.m., with doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Hank Phillippi Ryan is a New York Times bestselling author who also has won 37 Emmys for her investigative journalism. She has written 15 psychological thrillers that collectively have won five Agatha Awards, five Anthony Awards, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award.

If you are a writer, published author, or wannabe author, Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) has exciting news.