In The Men Can’t Be Saved, a rascally antihero struggles to get out of his own way
In Ben Purkert’s debut novel, The Men Can’t Be Saved, a young copywriter lets success inflate his ego until he finds his life spinning out of control. Ben Purkert will discuss The Men Can’t Be Saved at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.
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Songwriter James Talley tells his own story in Nashville City Blues
James Talley’s Nashville City Blues chronicles the singer/songwriter’s career and his encounters with the music business.
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Rough Sleepers is a compelling narrative and call to action
Rough Sleepers, the latest book by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder, follows Dr. Jim O’Connell, a physician who has spent his career providing care for homeless people in Boston. Tracy Kidder will appear at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.
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A reissued biography affirms the legacy of harmonica virtuoso DeFord Bailey
David C. Morton and Charles K. Wolfe’s DeFord Bailey: A Black Star in Early Country Music chronicles the life and times of a legendary entertainer and musician.
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Emily Habeck’s Shark Heart is a wild journey of transformation
Shark Heart, the debut novel by Emily Habeck, is an idiosyncratic, even fantastical, allegory exploring the transformative natures of love between husband and wife, mother and daughter, human and animal. Habeck will appear at The Bookshop in Nashville on September 21
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Amanda Held Opelt reconciles faith and grief in A Hole in the World
In her memoir, A Hole in the World: Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing, Amanda Held Opelt observes the impact of grief on her identity, relationships, and faith.
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