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Word Burglars

In Strikingly Similar, Roger Kreuz dives into plagiarism scandals, past and present. He explains why we care — and don’t.

Going Nuclear

The South has the most nuclear reactors — and the most radioactive waste — of any region in the United States. Radioactive Dixie uncovers their fascinating, complicated history.

The Myth and the Man

With the Pulitzer Prize-winning King: A Life, Jonathan Eig has written the definitive biography of Martin Luther King Jr. for this generation. Eig will discuss King: A Life at the 2025 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 18-19.

Black Socrates

Brian Kwoba’s Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism examines the life and legacy of an activist, intellectual, and journalist who challenged the status quo on race, politics, capitalism, and romantic relationships.

Big Men on Campus

In How College Presidents Succeed, Michael Nelson extracts wisdom from three generations of a family known as “Virginia’s academic dynasty.”

Lost Causes

Confederate Sympathies analyzes the Civil War and its aftermath in the South by weaving histories of literature, politics, and sexuality. Its author, Andrew Donnelly, will be in conversation with Eva Payne at Novel in Memphis on April 28.

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