With Red Metal, Mark Greaney and Lt. Col. Hunter “Rip” Rawlings deliver a propulsive novel about a surprise military assault in Europe by Russian Federation forces.
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Facing the Tanks
Red Metal imagines a Russian invasion of Europe
Peggy Burch
Where Food Meets Science
Amanda Little’s The Fate of Food considers the future of our global table
Nashville author Amanda Little traveled the globe—touching down in orchards, fields, oceans, and science labs—to research her new book The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World. She’ll appear at Parnassus Books in Nashville on June 13.
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A Flawed Hero in Tumultuous Times
Preston Lauterbach’s Bluff City looks at the strange legacy of a civil-rights figure who worked as an FBI spy
Preston Lauterbach considers both the bravery and seeming treachery of a civil-rights photojournalist and FBI informant in Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers. Lauterbach will appear at Novel in Memphis on January 14.
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A Radio Host Who Creates a Safe Space for Authors
Book Talk’s Stephen Usery sits on the other side of the interview desk as Chapter 16 celebrates his 600th author interview
Stephen Usery will conduct his 600th author interview for Memphis Public Libraries’ program Book Talk on December 15, when his guest will be author and illustrator Marla Frazee discussing her new book, Little Brown.
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Common (Literary) Ground
WriterFest, a new conference in Nashville, celebrates the city’s collaborative spirit
Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty will talk about her new novel, Nine Perfect Strangers on November 9 during WriterFest Nashville. Songwriter Tom Douglas and TV producer Liz Cackowski are also keynote speakers at the event, which brings together writers across genres.
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In North Korea with the “Chosin Few”
Hampton Sides’s fast-action nonfiction book resurrects heroes of the Korean War
Memphis native Hampton Sides, author of Hellhound on His Trail and In the Kingdom of Ice, will talk about On Desperate Ground, his account of the U.S. Marines at Chosin Reservoir, when he appears at Novel in Memphis on October 8 at 6 p.m.
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