William Rawlings was born, raised and lives in Sandersville, Georgia, home to his family for more than two centuries. He was educated  at Emory, Tulane, and Johns Hopkins Universities.  A prolific writer of  "Southern stories,"  the Columbus Stocking Strangler  is his twelfth book and sixth work of non-fiction.  His books consistently garner excellent reviews, and he has been the recipient of several writing awards. One constant theme in Rawlings's writing is a well-defined sense of place, especially in relation to the landscape of rural Georgia. He states, “One of life’s greatest pageants is the continuity of life in small Southern towns. Characters wander in and out, plying their intrigues and playing their roles, both major and minor. There’s hardly a need for fiction, as the truth is oftentimes more bizarre. What more inspiration could a writer ask for?” 

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