Lori visits with writer Tiffany McDaniel to discuss her latest novel, BETTY, inspired by the life of her mother, a dark-skinned, half Cherokee girl growing-up in Appalachia. Tiffany reads from the novel about “The Faraway Place,” and they discuss how Betty’s father Landon instilled his children with a deep respect for nature and Cherokee tradition. Tiffany talks about how she learned of the community racism that Landon and Betty experienced and her refusal to write romance into her book.

Pre-order the book through the link below! You can also purchase her first novel THE SUMMER THAT MELTED EVERYTHING.