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“Bill Turner knows more about black life and culture in the mountains of the American South than anybody in the world.”
— Alex Haley || Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Roots & The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“Bill has been an inspiration to me in going deeper into our history...our shared stories.”
— bell hooks

upcoming events
The Jack Ellis Writers Workshop
May 9-10, 2025
Bill Turner will give the keynote address:
" I hope John Stephenson, Alex Haley and My Harlan County Mama Are Proud"
Limited Space
Register at jsfbooks.com
Click below for full program.
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