R.K. Jackson (Author of The Girl in the Maze)

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R.K. Jackson

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Born

Atlanta, Georgia, The United States

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Genre

Thriller, Mystery

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James Dickey, Ray Bradbury, Tennesee Williams, Flannery O'Conner, Gill ...more

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R.K. Jackson is an award-winning science writer and editor at NASA, and previously worked as a senior editor at CNN, where he helped launch the network's Internet presence. He has attended the Advanced Novel Writing Workshop at UCLA as well as the Squaw Valley Community of Writers Workshop.

Jackson鈥檚 USA Today-bestselling thriller THE GIRL IN THE MAZE has been praised as 鈥淎 twisty Southern gothic thriller with echoes of Tana French鈥� (L.A. Times bestselling author Dianne Emley), 鈥淎 terrific mystery鈥� (The Book Lover鈥檚 Friend), and 鈥淎 fast-paced psychological thriller that keeps you engaged from beginning to end鈥� (Reading Femme).

Two of his plays have been staged professionally, and his short story, "All the Devils," was featured in the Alfred ...more

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Do you skype with book clubs? I am choosing The Girl in the Maze as my book club selection for September and would love it if you could skype with us. Last time I hosted we were able to skype with Karen White. Love keeping our Georgia authors in the forefront!

R.K. Jackson Hi Jennifer,

I'm so sorry I missed this message earlier. I'm delighted that your club picked "Girl in the Maze." Is there still time to make this happ鈥辞谤别Hi Jennifer,

I'm so sorry I missed this message earlier. I'm delighted that your club picked "Girl in the Maze." Is there still time to make this happen?

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Did your work as a science writer and editor at NASA influence your writing of The Girl in the Maze?

R.K. Jackson Interesting question! Thanks for asking.

The answer is: Not really. This book drew upon memories that go farther back -- growing up in the South and vi鈥辞谤别Interesting question! Thanks for asking.

The answer is: Not really. This book drew upon memories that go farther back -- growing up in the South and visiting relatives who lived among the marsh-fringed islands of the Georgia coast, and my early career experiences as a newspaper journalist.

However, I would love to write a science- or NASA-based thriller in the future. It would be a lot of fun. (less)

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