Keisha Lance Bottoms is Georgia’s Governor Elect

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was one of seven Democratic candidates running for Governor of Georgia last April when I first wrote to her. Ann Smith, the CEO of Featherstone Center for the Arts and a woman with a vast archive of personal knowledge about Vineyard-connected creatives, had told me that Bottoms spends time on the Island. Bottoms’ memoir, “The Rough Side of the Mountain,” was about to be published. I emailed her publisher (Mariner Books) and asked if Bottoms would be interested in joining us at Islanders Write in July to talk about her writing process. The answer was yes. A month later Georgia held its primary and Bottoms became the Democratic candidate for Governor. I reached out again to ask if she’d still be available. “I’m looking forward to it,” Bottoms replied.

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