April 10, 2020

Leslie Hooton Examines Complicated Relationships of Love and Ambition in “Before Anyone Else”

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In this episode 95, we visit with Leslie Hooton, author of “Before Anyone Else.”

“A beautiful book,” says Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of “Nothing to See Here and The Family Fang”

“Before Anyone Else” examines the complicated relationship between love and ambition and explores how our earliest relationships and experience, shape us into who we ultimately become.

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Author’s website: www.Lesliehooton.wordpress.com

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/lesliehooton

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Leslie Hooton

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About the Author

Leslie Hooton earned a B.A. and M.A. from Auburn University and J.D. from Samford University. She is a recovering attorney. She has been accepted to the Sewanee Writer’s Conference, and has studied with Alice McDermott, Jill McCorkle and Richard Bausch.

Growing up in a small Alabama town, think, To Kill A Mockingbird, Leslie became intrigued by people and from her imagination and life experiences comes Before Anyone Else, her first novel.

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