Born and raised in small town North Carolina—Elizabeth City, along the state’s northeast coast, to be exact—it’s no surprise De’Shawn Charles Winslow has become a master of capturing close-knit communities on the page. While the towns in his novels are fictional, they draw upon the features of real locales, and his ability to bring the varied personalities of these neighborhoods to life is a unique gift. Winslow’s debut novel, In West Mills, gar…
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