C.J. Redwine’s latest irrepressible fantasy delivers another dose of mystery and magic
C.J. Redwine continues her riveting Ravenspire fantasy series for YA readers with The Blood Spell, a delightful twist on the classic Cinderella story. Redwine will appear at Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 15.
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The “man of God” at the center of Terry Roberts’s latest novel is a portrait in contradictions
Terry Roberts’s new novel, The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival, is a lyrical, dreamlike meditation on faith and death. It’s also a page-turning yarn about a law-breaking, wife-stealing, moonshine-running “man of God.” Roberts will speak at the Mildred Haun Conference at Walters State Community College in Morristown on February 1 and at the Rose Glen Literary Festival in Sevierville on February 23.
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A Sky for Us Alone, the debut YA novel by Nashville author Kristin Russell, portrays a struggling coal-mining community
Kristin Russell’s A Sky for Us Alone opens on Harlowe Compton’s eighteenth birthday. It’s a wonderful summer day in the country. It’s also the last time Harlowe will see his older brother alive. Russell will appear at Parnassus Books in Nashville on January 18.
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Alan Gratz’s new novel for middle schoolers dramatizes the Battle of Okinawa
With Grenade, Alan Gratz has written a war novel in which people find the strength to look past differences and into the eyes of their fellow frightened human beings.
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Harrison Scott Key offers a light take on the perils of publication
Harrison Scott Key’s latest book, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?, tells the story of his journey to authorhood and the toll it took on his personal life and emotional health. Plus, there are jokes. Key will appear at Novel in Memphis on November 16.
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In Erica Wright’s new Kat Stone mystery, death hits a little too close to home
In The Blue Kingfisher, Erica Wright continues the story of her dauntless detective, Kat Stone, in a tale of greed, family, fear, and—despite everything—something like grace. Wright will appear at Parnassus Books in Nashville on November 4.
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