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Michael Farris Smith
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Michael Farris Smith

Michael Farris Smith Biography

Michael Farris Smith is an award-winning writer whose novels have appeared on Best of the Year lists with Equire, NPR, Southern Living, Garden & Gun, Book Riot, and numerous other outlets, and have been named Indie Next, Barnes & Noble Discover, and Amazon Best of the Month selections. He has also written the feature-film adaptations of his novels Desperation Road and The Fighter, titled for the screen as Rumble Through the Dark. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife and daughters.

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