In Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution, author Denise Kiernan explores the roles of everyday women — and men — in the events leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. Kiernan will discuss the book at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville on August 14.
Michael Amos Cody blends murder and the supernatural in his new thriller Avalon Moon. Set in Runion, North Carolina, the novel opens with community members worried about an impending snowstorm and the potential danger posed by a new wolf sanctuary on a local island — but they soon have bigger threats to fear.
Howdy!: The Minnie Pearl Story explores the life and career of one of country music’s most fondly remembered performers. Authors Mary Ellen Pethel and Don Cusic will discuss the book at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville on March 7.
