On this episode of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with the Boss Queen herself, author and Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Browne.
Browne is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nine Sweet Potato Queens books and has created a global phenomenon of 6,400 chapter groups in 37 countries that thrive on her philosophy of laughter and fellowship.
Ramsey and Browne discuss ways of surviving traumatic times, living in the moment and Browne’s incredible journey as an author and leader of a sassy, bawdy and empowering movement.
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