50 Authors From 50 States
50 Authors From 50 States — Here's What to Read From Each of Them
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Kaui Hart Hemmings grew up on Oahu and her adoptive father is world-famous surfer and politician Fred Hemmings Jr., a relationship she wrote about in a 2008 Guardian article. Her debut novel, The Descendants, is also set in Hawaii and was adapted into a movie starring George Clooney.