In Ben Markovits’ The Rest of Our Lives, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, a middle-aged man embarks on a cross-country journey to rediscover his identity. Markovits will discuss The Rest of Our Lives at Parnassus Books in Nashville on January 12.
Jared Joseph’s new novel Soft Lighting contains a range of voices, all of them trying to solve life’s riddles and share their thoughts on art, love, identity, and pop culture.
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.
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.
Hannah Pittard’s latest novel, If You Love It, Let It Kill You, depicts a novelist who finds herself the villain of a novel written by her ex-husband. Pittard will discuss If You Love It, Let It Kill You at the 2025 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 18-19.
