{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c82f2befceee9b62daa0deb/69270c8c30ebd3864853a25b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Mississippi Arts Hour | Ace Atkins","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c82f2befceee9b62daa0deb/1764166779830-00e32bb0-1ad0-4023-b24a-36f138b642b1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Lauren Rhoades talks with New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins about his new novel EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, a rollicking comedic thriller set in 1985, in which a suburban teen suspects his mom's new boyfriend is a KGB agent. Atkins is an award-winning author of more than thirty novels and numerous short stories. A former college football player and newspaper reporter, he's a recent recipient of the Richard Wright Literary Excellence Award and a member of the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. He lives with his wife, Angela, and two children in Oxford, Mississippi.&nbsp;If you enjoy listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. &nbsp;<a href=\"https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"MPB Think Radio"}