It Books
352 pages
$25.99
“[Skaggs’] career has been a matter of following a God-given calling.…He tells the stories of the first half of his life and of the rest, too, with natural enthusiasm, innate good nature, and an unflagging, positive Christian spirit.”
–Booklist
Oconee Spirit Press LLC
174 pages
$8.99
“When Chief of Detectives Shiloh Tempest is temporarily put in charge of the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, he is given a single, facetious instruction: Don’t arrest the mayor. And then the mayor’s wife is shot to death in their home, with the mayor’s own gun. A dedicated cop but never a game-player, Tempest is forced to juggle politics, police procedure, the press, and a killer gunning for him as he pursues the tricky investigation. Award-winning author and former Knox County Deputy David Hunter takes readers inside the life and mind of Chief Shiloh Tempest in this suspenseful second novel in the Shiloh Tempest series.”
–from the publisher
NewSouth Books
350 pages
$35
“In ‘Dixie Redux’ historians Raymond Arsenault and Orville Vernon Burton honor Hackney, gathering eclectic essays that ask what historian Charles W. Joyner terms ‘large questions in small places.’ The articles succeed in relating Southern to national and international themes and emphasizing paradoxical elements of Southern history.”
–The Charlotte Observer
Vintage
192 pages
$14.95
“Most of us would have preferred a novel, but when it comes to the acclaimed author of The Road and Blood Meridian, we’ll take what we can get, and what we have here is an original screenplay for a forthcoming film directed by Ridley Scott. A lawyer, identified only as Counselor, is setting up a onetime drug score with some of his bad-guy associates. If all goes as planned, Counselor and his fiancé can ride off into the sunset. It will come as no surprise when the best-laid plans go awry and brutal acts of violence ensue. In the hands of a lesser author, this conventional plot would seem trite, but McCarthy’s philosophic and erudite dialogue, vivid exposition, and intriguing characters give the story a unique vitality.”
–Booklist
History Press
144 pages
$19.99
“The Volunteer State has been a pioneer in southern literature for generations, giving us such literary stars as Robert Penn Warren and Cormac McCarthy. But Tennessee’s literary legacy also involves authors such as Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, who delayed writing his first novel but won the Pulitzer Prize upon completing it. Join author Sue Freeman Culverhouse as she explores the rich literary heritage of Tennessee through engaging profiles of its most revered citizens of letters.”
–from the publisher
The History Press
144 pages
$19.99
“The once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas’ White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence shocked Arkansas when she avenged her father’s murder in a DeWitt courtroom. The state soon discovered that no prison could hold her. For the first time, prison records are unveiled to provide an essential portrait. Join author Denise Parkinson for an intimate look at a Depression-era tragedy. The legend of Helen Spence refuses to be forgotten–despite her unmarked grave.”
–from the publisher
