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The Beauty in Descending

Karen Outen’s Dixon, Descending brings to life two brothers with a costly ambition 

Karen Outen’s debut novel, Dixon, Descending, explores themes of brotherhood, ambition, and the acceptance of one’s own mortality. Outen will discuss the book at Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 8.

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A Museum of Revelations

Novelist Thrity Umrigar examines themes of home, family relationships, and social class

Thrity Umrigar’s new novel, The Museum of Failures, brings readers to vibrant Bombay through a protagonist reconciling a complicated relationship with home. Umrigar will discuss The Museum of Failures at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.

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Who Lies Beneath

Nyani Nkrumah reckons with tragic history and racial reconciliation in a coming-of-age literary debut

Nyani Nkrumah’s debut, Wade in the Water, is a Southern coming-of-age tale that poses deep questions about race, reconciliation, history, and remembrance. Nkrumah will appear at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.

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