“When The Bones Sing” by Ginny Myers Sain

The narrative: about When The Bones Sing

Welcome to Lucifer’s Creek, Arkansas. There’s something unusual about the number of people disappearing from the local hiking trails, and there’s something incredibly unique about Dovie, the 17-year-old who helps the local sheriff locate the bodies. Dovie can hear the bones of the dead calling to her, crying for peace and to be reunited with their families. But what Dovie and her best friend, Lo, really want now — answers. Who or what is responsible for the hikers’ deaths?

The nightcap

Pair this book with a craft beer from your local brewery! A personal recommendation from a Florida girl, You’re My Boy Blue from Florida Avenue Brewing.

In the episode

If you’ve read any of Ginny’s novels, then you know, the setting is always a major character. When The Bones Sing wasn’t any different! Ginny talks about always wanting to set a story in the Arkansas Ozarks, full of folklore, folk magic, superstition, and tradition. Plus:

• The Ozark Howler (and its history) and other cryptids in her books

• Her fascination with the supernatural, although she’s a self-described “across-the-board skeptic”

• Her favorite characters in this story (hint — they weren’t in the book originally)

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