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Mississippi Muddling

Ace Atkins’ The Shameless keeps the Quinn Colson series fresh with New York podcasters, a populist politician, and a pair of Native American hit men. Atkins will appear at Novel in Memphis on July 10 and at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville on July 17.

Lies of Omission

A wife finds that her husband’s family mansion contains old secrets and new temptations in Karen Kelly’s Bethlehem.

Dodging Cars and History

In A Familiar Wilderness, S.J. Dahlman, a journalist and professor at Milligan College, hikes the route of Daniel Boone’s Wilderness Road. Dahlman will appear at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on June 30.

Never at Home

In Michael Croley’s debut story collection, quiet people wrestle with the deepest human questions. Croley will discuss Any Other Place at Novel in Memphis on June 30.

Missions Matter

In How Safe Are We?, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano delivers a report card on our shared commitment to protecting the nation. Napolitano will appear in conversation with former Governor Phil Bredesen at the Nashville Public Library on June 24.  

The Crooked Road to a Musical Legacy

Crooked River City, Terry Wait Klefstad’s biography of musician and composer Bill Pursell, considers his influence on the Nashville Sound.

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