In 2019, a novel by a new author, Gail Shepherd, arrived in bookstores. <em>The True History of Lyndie B. Hawkin</em>s tells the story of a young white girl growing up in the South.  The book has been well received, but it is not the book Shepherd intended to write. In her original drafts, Shepherd, a white author, created a Lyndie who was Vietnamese-American, and dealing with issues of race in the deep South.  This week we look at what it means to be a storyteller in a time of caustic cultural debate and ask when, if ever, is it okay to tell a story that is not your own? 

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The Untold Story Of Lyndie B. Hawkins

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