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The Kids Are Alright

Lain Shakespeare and the Wren’s Nest are featured in this month’s Paste magazine. Check it out. It’s a fascinating article about the complex issues surrounding the Atlanta home/museum of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus stories. Also worth checking out: the Wren’s Nest blog regularly posts thoughful pieces about the author’ complicated legacy, race, and life in Atlanta’s diverse West End. The Wren’s Nest Publishing Company is also hard at work on their second annual publication of high school students’ literary work which is assembled in their summer publishing/workshop camp. Mr. Shakespeare, Executive Director of the Nest, is 25, and the house/museum was on the verge of disaster when he took over. Apparently no one bothered to tell him that he can’t do all of these things at his age. Let’s keep it a secret.