"Hiding Ezra" Selected for Radio Bristol Book Club

BRISTOL, Tenn. - March 16, 2020 - PRLog -- Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc., of Johnson City, Tennessee, is proud to announce that Hiding Ezra by Rita Sims Quillen will be read by the WBCM Radio Bristol Book Club.

Rita Quillen is a resident of Scott County, Virginia. Her novel, Hiding Ezra, was published by Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc. in 2014. Since that time, the novel has been nominated for several awards and a chapter was included in Talking Appalachian, a scholarly study of Appalachian dialect published by the University of Kentucky Press.

Quillen has published nearly ten books of poetry and prose. She was a semi-finalist for the 2012-14 Poet Laureate of Virginia, and her poetry received a Pushcart nomination as well as a Best of the Net nomination in 2012. Quillen's Her Secret Dream: New and Selected Poems was named the Outstanding Poetry Book of the Year by the Appalachian Writers Association in 2008.

Set during WWI in southwest VA, Hiding Ezra is the story of a simple farmer, Ezra Teague, who is forced to choose between fighting for his country and taking care of his family. Like more than 175,000 other young men, Ezra chose his family–not because he was a coward or a pacifist, but because he was practical and because he felt his Christian faith called him to do so. Hiding Ezra is also a love story, as we see the girl of his dreams, Alma Newton, try to figure out how to extricate Ezra from his predicament. Finally, Hiding Ezra is the story of an adventure, a quest, and a chase as the authorities–including local boy Lieutenant Andrew Nettles–try to bring Ezra to military justice.

Readers from the Bristol Public Library and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum will come together to read and discuss Hiding Ezra in monthly segment that airs on WBCM Radio Bristol. The program digs into the emotions and questions raised by selected novels that were inspired by the Appalachian region. Listeners may tune in to Radio Bristol at 100.1 FM in the Bristol area or listen online at ListenRadioBristol.org. More information can be found at the following link: https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/hiding-ezra/?fbclid=IwAR3s97wQ0LauuJOU4yqzawY94V0QDQwA89Q-nMOgRssno4rZc4ZthM9JUUs.

Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc. includes various imprints, each specializing in a particular genre—from Appalachian stories to children's books and more. At JCP, we believe 'every story needs a book.' For more information or to schedule a book signing, call Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc., at 423.926.9983, or visit jancarolpublishing.com. Follow JCP on Facebook and Instagram.

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