Siblings in Exile
Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House traces the complex and often torturous history of a pair of siblings and the alluring mansion they called home, once upon a time.
Book Reviews
Got a Story About That, Too
In Staff Picks, George Singleton continues his exploration of frailty and optimism through the lens of comic absurdity. Singleton will appear at the 2019 Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville on October 11-13.
The Devil’s Nightmare
In her young adult novel Capturing the Devil, Kerri Maniscalco once again combines romance, murder, and Victorian manners into an intoxicating cocktail that brings the Stalking Jack the Ripper mystery series to a satisfying close.
A Mystical Blend of Humor and Heartbreak
Etgar Keret’s story collection Fly Already takes readers into a quirky yet penetrating world. Keret will appear at the John C. Hodges Library at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on September 16.
At Childhood’s End
Shannon Greenland’s Scouts is an old-fashioned summer adventure story, complete with wild animals, a menacing mountain clan, spooky caves, and dangerous strangers. Greenland will appear at the 2019 Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville on October 11-13.
Deflection and Redemption
Through anecdote, testimony, and thorough research, Susan Neiman explores moral responses in postwar Germany and throughout the American South in Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil. Neiman will appear at the 2019 Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville on October 11-13.
