In Delivery, the new novel by Christopher Hebert, a star baseball player hides from the expectations of friends by delivering pizzas, but he knows that a reckoning of his future is coming soon. Hebert will discuss Delivery at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on May 14.
In The News from Dublin, Colm Tóibín depicts characters who employ grit and guile to create new homes and fresh identities. Tóibín will discuss The News from Dublin at Parnassus Books in Nashville on April 30.
In About, Above, Around: 50 Prepositions, Mark Mayer toys with the meanings of an overlooked part of speech to explore the dark corners and rarefied summits of human existence. Mayer will discuss the book at Novel in Memphis on March 30.
In W.M. Akers’ new mystery, To Kill a Cook, set in 1972, a restaurant critic rushes to solve the murder of a chef and simultaneously save her career and her upcoming marriage. Akers will discuss To Kill a Cook at Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 4.
In Cipher, Jeremy B. Jones, a professor at Western Carolina University, examines his ancestor’s encoded diaries as a means of uncovering his own hidden identity. Jones will be a featured author at ETSU’s Emerging Writers Series on February 9.
In Ben Markovits’ The Rest of Our Lives, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, a middle-aged man embarks on a cross-country journey to rediscover his identity. Markovits will discuss The Rest of Our Lives at Parnassus Books in Nashville on January 12.
