Adam O’Fallon Price’s debut novel mixes pathos and humor
In his debut novel, The Grand Tour, Adam O’ Fallon Price sends the world’s most dysfunctional writer and his greatest (and only) fan on a book tour that is both heartbreaking and hilarious. A former Knoxville resident, Price will appear at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on August 17, 2016, at 6 p.m.
Jay McInerney’s Bright, Precious Days traces one New York marriage through the tumultuous post-9/11 years
In Jay McInerney’s Bright, Precious Days, Russell and Corrine’s marriage encounters as much turbulence as the post-9/11 era in which they are living. Jay McInerney will discuss Bright, Precious Days at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16, 2016. All festival events are free and open to the public.
Dinner with Ron Jeremy is just the first course in Kendra DeColo’s impressive new collection of poems
Nashville poet Kendra DeColo’s new collection My Dinner with Ron Jeremy explores matters of the heart and groin in equal measure, presenting a collection that is at turns playful, dark, and odd, with a lyricism that belies the sometimes garish subject matter.
Gail Lumet Buckley’s family history provides a window into the long movement for black liberation
Gail Lumet Buckley, daughter of Lena Horne, tells her family’s story from emancipation through the civil-rights era in The Black Calhouns. This sharply epic family saga is interwoven with the history of black American intellectuals and their movements for racial justice. Buckley will appear at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16, 2016. All festival events are free and open to the public.
Leanne W. Smith explores the hardships and hardiness of Western settlers after the Civil War
In Leanne W. Smith’s debut novel, Leaving Independence, Abigail Baldwin’s quest to discover the truth about her husband takes her and her children on the Oregon Trail, where she encounters the expected dangers—and an unexpected love. Smith will appear at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16, 2016. All festival events are free and open to the public.
The Star-Touched Queen takes fantasy fans on an exotic flying-carpet ride
In The Star-Touched Queen, Roshani Chokshi weaves a tapestry of myth and magic, love and destiny, time and eternity. This colorful story—a debut novel and the first of a series—features twists and turns that will delight young-adult readers with a yen for exotic fantasy. Chokshi will appear at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16. All festival events are free and open to the public.
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