Andrew Maraniss discusses his new book for young readers about the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin
Andrew Maraniss’ new YA nonfiction book, Games of Deception, recounts the experiences of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1936, when Hitler put on a grand show to hide his plans for war.
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Paul Fink describes early forays into the Smoky Mountains in Mountain Days, a lost classic of wilderness travel
Paul Fink was an early champion of the Appalachian Trail and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Mountain Days collects his colorful journals and historic photographs of 20 mountain backpacking excursions between 1914 and 1938.
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A companion book elegantly encapsulates the documentary series Country Music
Country Music: An Illustrated History, a companion book to the PBS documentary series Country Music, chronicles country’s evolution and emergence as a musical form with broader reach and inclusion than many might think.
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Hollywood secrets come to a small town in Erica Wright’s Famous in Cedarville
In her fourth novel, Famous in Cedarville, Erica Wright combines Hollywood glamour and small-town mystery. Wright will discuss the book at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on November 9 and Parnassus Books In Nashville on November 15.
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Gloria Steinem’s most memorable words remain relevant
The Truth Will Set You Free, but First It Will Piss You Off! collects selected quotes and essays from Gloria Steinem’s many books, articles, and speeches, along with a few contributions from her famous friends, including Michelle Obama and bell hooks. Steinem will discuss the book at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville on November 1.
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Bill Gubbins recalls an extraordinary 1969 encounter with Frank Zappa
The Hot Rats Book tells the story of how, through an unlikely series of events, 19-year-old Bill Gubbins was invited to photograph the 1969 Hot Rats recording session and camp out in Frank Zappa’s Los Angeles home.
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