A Publication of Humanities Tennessee

No Word for Goodbye

Bella Rosa Books
174 pages
$11.95


“In the autumn of 1831, feeling as though her heart and stomach had switched places, eleven year old Nell Webb travels from her home in the small village of Athens, Georgia, to the Cherokee capital of new Echota in the northern end of the state.” 

~ from the publisher

And We Rise

Viking Books for Young Readers
160 pages
$17.99


“In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin’s debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement—from the well-documented events that shaped the nation’s treatment of Black people, beginning with the “Separate but Equal” ruling—and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nation’s centuries-long fight for justice and equality.”

~ from the publisher

Hero on a Mission: A Path to a Meaningful Life

HarperCollins Leadership
224 pages
$24.99


New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller shares the plan that led him to turn his life around. This actionable guide will teach you how to do the same through journaling prompts and goal-planning exercises.”

~ from the publisher 

Islomanes of Cumberland Island

Addison & Highsmith Publishers
246 pages
$29.99


“Bourke’s telling of the history of Cumberland Island evolves naturally from the discoveries, during her and her daughter’s annual, adventurous visits, of the remnants of its glory days.”

~ Cynthia Williams, writer and independent journalist

On Rising Ground: The Life and Civil War Letters of John M. Douthit, Fifty-Second Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Mercer University Press
176 pages
$27


“Elaine Palencia has written a richly-researched, and, in the end, poignant account of a Confederate foot soldier from the mountains of North Georgia.”

~ W. Clifford Roberts, Jr., president of the General Barton Stovall Association

Crowned with Glory

WaterBrook
40 pages
$12.99


“An ode to Black hair and Black girl joy, this joy-filled rhyming picture book invites young readers into the world of a young Black girl as she rocks her God-given beauty.”

~ from the publisher

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