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MEET OUR 2026 AUTHORS
Celebrating the voices, stories, and creativity that made the 2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast Book Festival special.
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Lashunda Mitchell
Featured Author/Founder
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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C.H Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Madalyn Rae
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Joseph Boyou
Featured Author
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Lashunda Mitchell
Featured Author/Founder
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Lashunda Mitchell
Featured Author/Founder
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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C.H Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Madalyn Rae
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Joseph Boyou
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Paula Webb
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Stacey Dempsey
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Brittanei Farmer
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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M.C. Chigk
Featured Author
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Paula Webb
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Paula Webb
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Stacey Dempsey
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Brittanei Farmer
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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M.C. Chigk
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Julie Vaucresson
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Breanna Marie
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Sherri Davis
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Joi Tate
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Adam Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Bekka Laurent
Featured Author
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Julie Vaucresson
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Julie Vaucresson
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Breanna Marie
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Sherri Davis
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Joi Tate
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Adam Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Bekka Laurent
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Farra Collins
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Danny Lampkin
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Jill Collins
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Malena Cunnigham
Featured Author
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Farra Collins
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Farra Collins
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Danny Lampkin
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
03
Jill Collins
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
04
Malena Cunnigham
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Deborah Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Jasmine Applewhite
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
03
Samantha Potts
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Kaiesha Ford
Featured Author
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Deborah Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Deborah Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Jasmine Applewhite
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Samantha Potts
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
04
Kaiesha Ford
Featured Author
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Erica Carr
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Corey Mckinney
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
03
Naykishia Darby
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Leland Burns
Featured Author
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Erica Carr
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Erica Carr
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Corey Mckinney
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Naykishia Darby
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
04
Leland Burns
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Amanda Lee
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Ty Salavant
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
03
Rochelle Dahmer
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
04
Brian Murphy
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Michelle Faris
Featured Author
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Amanda Lee
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Amanda Lee
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Ty Salavant
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Rochelle Dahmer
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Brian Murphy
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Michelle Faris
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Cassie Thompson
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Mellissa Cobb
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Tomeka Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Natasha Higginbotam
Featured Author
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Cassie Thompson
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Cassie Thompson
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Mellissa Cobb
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Tomeka Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Natasha Higginbotam
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Victor Hess
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Jerry Palmer
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Ellen Butterfly Allen
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Alyece Smith
Featured Author
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Victor Hess
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Victor Hess
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Jerry Palmer
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Ellen Butterfly Allen
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Alyece Smith
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Jerry James Bob
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Zachary Taylor
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Sheila Kell
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Jasmine Ford
Featured Author
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Jerry James Bob
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Jerry James Bob
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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02
Zachary Taylor
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Sheila Kell
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Jasmine Ford
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Tiffany Parker
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Cindy Hargis
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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David Preston
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Woodrow Wilkins
Featured Author
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Tiffany Parker
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Tiffany Parker
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Cindy Hargis
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
03
David Preston
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Woodrow Wilkins
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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Kristy Andrews
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Linda Petty
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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03
Summer Dawn
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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David Rachal III
Featured Author
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Kristy Andrews
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Kristy Andrews
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Linda Petty
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
03
Summer Dawn
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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David Rachal III
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Kimberly Boone
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Shelby Harriel
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Tayler Vaughn
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Piper Marie
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Kimberly Boone
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Kimberly Boone
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Shelby Harriel
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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03
Tayler Vaughn
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
04
Piper Marie
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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01
C.M. Hano
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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02
Shalinda
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Malinda Harris
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
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C.M. Hano
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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C.M. Hano
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
02
Shalinda
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
03
Malinda Harris
Featured Author
2026 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Book Festival
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