In Julia Claiborne Johnson’s Better Luck Next Time, desperate women seeking divorces find friendship and love
Set at a “divorce ranch” in Reno, Nevada, Julia Claiborne Johnson’s Better Luck Next Time describes the surprising, tender friendships that develop between two women looking to end their marriages and a young ranch hand who helps them transition to new lives.
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In The Caring Class, Richard Schweid examines the world of home health aides
Richard Schweid takes a sympathetic look at the working conditions for in-home caregivers in one New York community in The Caring Class.
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Jillian Boehme’s The Stolen Kingdom features fantasy and intrigue
The Stolen Kingdom, the second young adult fantasy novel by Franklin writer Jillian Boehme, delivers beautiful language, compelling characters, and an intricate plot.
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Street chaplain Lindsey Krinks finds her own voice through serving the voiceless
In Praying with Our Feet, Lindsey Krinks, founder of Open Table Nashville, a nationally acclaimed interfaith nonprofit, describes her journey of integrity and faith as she embraces a calling to street chaplaincy and a ministry of healing. Krinks will discuss the book at a virtual event hosted by The Porch in Nashville on March 15.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist John Archibald wrestles with his father’s legacy
In Shaking the Gates of Hell, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist John Archibald of The Birmingham News struggles, even anguishes, over the legacy of his father, a United Methodist minister. Archibald will discuss Shaking the Gates of Hell at a virtual event hosted by Parnassus Books in Nashville on March 11 at 6 p.m. CST.
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A Window to Heaven chronicles the first ascent of Denali by an Episcopal priest with a Tennessee past
In A Window to Heaven: The Daring First Ascent of Denali: America’s Wildest Peak, Monteagle writer Patrick Dean chronicles the adventurous life of Hudson Stuck, a Sewanee graduate and Episcopal priest who was by turns a climber, cowboy, literature professor, master of the Iditarod, and above all an advocate for the rights and dignity of native Alaskans. On June 7, 1913, Stuck and a contentious team became the first climbers to successfully summit North America’s highest peak. Dean will discuss the book at a virtual event hosted by the Sewanee School of Letters on March 4.
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