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In 'Small Town Girls,' Pulitzer winner Jayne Anne Phillips explores her West Virginia roots
Host Robin Young speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips about "Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir," a collection of essays about West Virginia, where she was born and raised, writing and the writers that influenced her. The book comes out on April 21.
Book excerpt: 'Small Town Girls'
By Jayne Anne Phillips
Reprinted with permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.
This segment aired on April 13, 2026.