Absurdity and Tenderness
George Singleton’s The Curious Lives of Nonprofit Martyrs shows the storyteller in top form. Singleton will appear at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.
Human Drama
Chris Offutt talks with Chapter 16 about the love that goes into his rural noir thrillers.
Something That Wants to Live
Silas House’s apocalyptic novel Lark Ascending is truly harrowing, yet even more deeply affecting and tender. House will appear at the 2022 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 14-16 and at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on November 12.
Shareable Treasures
I used to think about the longevity of gifts. What could be given that would be cherished for more than a handful of days or a couple of weeks? Finally, after I had a few years of teaching behind me, I figured it out: stories. Stories do not fade.
Poor Girls from the Countryside
In his eighth novel, Stay Gone Days, Steve Yarbrough explores how to escape the past — and whether we even can.
Little Town Killer
Jeremy Scott, author of The Ables series and co-creator of YouTube’s CinemaSins, returns with the propulsive and thrilling When the Corn Is Waist High.
