Leara Rhodes is an Associate Professor Emerita of Journalism at the University of Georgia. Her novel The Darkest Midnight in December, the sequel to this year’s Spancil Hill, will be published in December. It tells the story of a young Irish-American woman who moves from New York to Savannah, Georgia, in the early 20th century. WUGA’s Emma Auer sat down with her to discuss the novel and her upcoming book launch.