For Robyn Hitchcock, the psychedelic call of 1967 inspired a lifetime of music
Robyn Hitchcock’s memoir 1967 tells the story of a time, a place, a music — and how they fired his imagination. Hitchcock will appear at Parnassus Books in Nashville on July 18.
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Andre Dubus III’s essays are probing and deeply personal in the collection Ghost Dogs
Coming to terms with guns or learning to knit a scarf, Andre Dubus III’s contradictions make for compelling reading in Ghost Dogs.
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Crusading newspaper editor Carl Magee comes alive in compelling biography Citizen Carl
He was a corruption-battling editor, educator, entrepreneur, attorney, and inventor. Jack McElroy’s Citizen Carl captures the lives and times of Carl Magee.
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Cormac McCarthy’s Suttree teems with heartbreak, humor, and stunning prose
Cormac McCarthy made his name and fame in the West, but his most enduring character was Knoxville river rat Cornelius Suttree.
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Prine on Prine shines with the beloved songwriter’s heart, humor, and humanity
Put on a record, pour yourself a Handsome Johnny, and settle in with Prine on Prine. For a fan, it’ll be like going to Paradise. Holly Gleason will discuss Prine on Prine at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.
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Western Edge explores country-rock from the Byrds to the Blasters and beyond
Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock is a fitting companion to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibition of the same name, its pages fairly bursting with song.
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