A Publication of Humanities Tennessee

The Peach Truck Cookbook

Scribner
288 pages
$28


“This cookbook is beautiful… Filled with feelings of summer, friendship, and joy, it will look beautiful on your shelf and in your hands as you find your next recipe to try.”

—Columbus Underground

In the Belly of Her Ghost: A Memoir

Los Angeles Review of Books
150 pages
$15


“At the center of this haunting narrative is an unforgettable ghost story, which, ultimately, is not quite a ghost story at all.”

–Michael Wood

LGBTQ Fiction and Poetry from Appalachia

West Virginia University Press
288 pages
$29.99


“A gratifying diversity of multigenerational voices, styles, and attitudes. The theme of loyalty to place paired with queer identity results in marvelous poetry and fiction.”

-Felice Picano, author of Justify My Sins

Decoding Dylan: Making Sense of the Songs That Changed Modern Culture

McFarland
177 pages
$35


“An expert look at the life and work of folk singer-songwriter and cultural icon Bob Dylan.”

Pop Cultural Studies.

Fifteen Spirituals That Will Change Your Life

Paraclete Press
128 pages
$16.99


““Believe in Henry Carrigan. Through strong faith, deep musical knowledge, a critic’s eye and a historian’s understanding, his affable masterclass through these religious classics offers pure joy and enlightenment. Not afraid to get deeply personal, Carrigan shows how living with these spirituals can help everyone bring their experiences to these classics…”

-Aaron Cohen

Abandoned Tennessee

America Through Time
128 pages
$24.99


“Readers are encouraged to explore the forgotten corners of the state, see the world through different eyes, and take the long road home.”

-from the Publisher

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