In Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar, Don Cusic makes the case for the East Tennessee-born musician, producer, and record-label executive as the emblematic guitarist of the 20th century. Don Cusic will appear at the 2025 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 18-19.
In Archive of Unknown Universes, Ruben Reyes Jr.’s characters use a computing device to explore alternative versions of El Salvador’s civil war and their own turbulent romances. Ruben Reyes Jr. will appear at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 18-19.
Barry Mazor’s Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story explores Phil and Don’s famously fraught relationship, their struggles with the music business, and the origins of their unique sound. Barry Mazor will appear at the 2025 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 18-19.
Nancy Johnson’s People of Means is a timely meditation on race, family secrets, the weight of legacy, and resilience in the face of social change. Nancy Johnson will appear at the 2025 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 18-19.
In Bruce Holsinger’s novel Culpability, a family takes a week’s vacation on Chesapeake Bay to recuperate after a tragic car accident. Holsinger will discuss Culpability at the 2025 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 18-19.
In Michael Farris Smith’s Lay Your Armor Down, a pair of criminals, joined by an outcast woman, try to protect a 9-year-old girl from evil forces.
