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A Prison House of Blame

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.

Soaked in Dread

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. 

“Smug. Narcissistic. Vaguely Unhinged.”

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.

A Game of Pure Chance

In Jennifer Haigh’s Rabbit Moon, divorced parents fly to Shanghai after their estranged daughter is hospitalized following a car accident. Haigh will discuss Rabbit Moon at Parnassus Books in Nashville on April 17.

Strangers on a Train

Emma Donoghue’s The Paris Express tells the story of an 1895 train disaster through a diverse cast of passengers who represent the period’s entrenched divisions. Emma Donoghue will discuss The Paris Express at Parnassus Books in Nashville on March 25.

Ghosts and Strangers

In Alice Austen’s debut novel, 33 Place Brugmann, residents of a Brussels apartment building resist the German occupation by preserving art, beauty, and kindness. Austen will discuss 33 Place Brugmann at Parnassus Books in Nashville on March 13.

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