Katherine Conner signs THE HANGED MAN

Three lives, three uncertain encounters

The linked stories follow Lebanese-American sisters whose work places them in different Southern settings. Georgia guides ghost tours in New Orleans’ French Quarter and thinks she sees her mother among the visitors. Virginia works at the reception desk of a Mississippi mental-health facility and believes her mother has come in asking to be admitted. Louise, a relay operator in Birmingham, hears a familiar voice during a late-night call.

The collection’s synopsis connects the mother’s departure to the grandmother’s trousseau, which she had packed before leaving. It does not confirm that she has returned: each sister’s experience could be an encounter with the woman, a vision or a memory. That unresolved quality links the stories without promising a reunion.

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A book-centered evening at Lemuria

Visit Jackson describes Lemuria Books as an independent bookstore in Banner Hall and notes its author signings and readings. Conner’s appearance fits that book-focused setting: the listing separates the signing from a later reading rather than presenting the evening as a wider festival program.

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