Crystal Wilkinson's latest book WATER STREET is now available from Toby Press. Water Street examines the secret lives of neighbors and friends who live on Water Street in a small town in Kentucky. Love and truth and tragedy are revealed under Wilkinson's sure hand. This is a superb, cohesive work which marks Ms. Wilkinson's evolution as a gifted observer and writer. Read an excerpt.

Ms. Wilkinson's First book BLACKBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES is also available from Toby Press. Read all about it.

WATER STREET long listed for the 2003 ORANGE PRIZE

WATER STREET named as a final nominee for the ZORA NEALE HURSTON/RICHARD WRIGHT FOUNDATION'S LEGACY AWARD IN FICTION

WATER STREET chosen as the July 2003 pick for the UTNE Reader’s new book club

Read the Washington Post Review by Book World Senior Editor Jabari Asim—The Ebb and Flow of Life

Read the Louisville Courier Journal’s Feature by Larry Muhammad—A New Voice: Crystal Wilkinson Receives Accolades For Writing That Recaptures Her Rural Roots

WATER STREET a 2003 pick for bookclub@KET, Kentucky’s PBS affiliate.

Real Time Video Interview with KET's Bill Goodman on Water Street.

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