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Appearances
Talking Animals Books
Saturday, August 22, 2026
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM CDT
909 S. Main St., Suite 104 · Grapevine, TX 76051
Signing copies of CONTEMPT and talking about what comes next. Part of the 2nd Annual North Texas Indie Bookstore Crawl, running all August across 32 North Texas bookstores.
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Interviews & Press
A60 · Sit-Down Interview
Author
LeRenyae Lawrence Watkins
Civic Noir / Legal Thriller
Bio
LeRenyae Lawrence Watkins writes literary crime fiction and legal thrillers grounded in institutional realism, procedural credibility, and psychological consequence.
His debut novel, Contempt, is set in Baltimore, 2006. After a deputy mayor is killed at a community rally, an eighteen-year-old sits in county awaiting trial. When the defense attorney willing to take the case collapses on the courthouse steps, his son, Shawn Davidson, is forced to inherit the file, the firm, and the city’s attention, whether he’s ready or not.
Contempt is available now.
Representation
Unrepresented. Seeking literary representation.
Comp Titles
For readers of Attica Locke, S.A. Cosby, and Steph Cha. For viewers of The Wire, Presumed Innocent, and American Crime Story.
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reigningwordspublishing@gmail.comAvailable For
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