Amy Hoffman talks with Chapter 16 about her memoirs, Lies About My Family, An Army of Ex-Lovers, and Hospital Time
February 17, 2015 Amy Hoffman has two families: the one she was born into, and the one she’s chosen along the way. Her memoirs tell both family histories with humor, honesty, and tenderness. Hoffman will give a free public reading in Nashville at Vanderbilt University’s Calhoun Hall, Room 109, on February 24, 2015, at 7 p.m.
February 13, 2015 In Brigham Young: Sovereign in America, David Vaughn Mason explores the Mormon leader’s journey and describes how visions of an independent Mormon community drove Young and his followers across the western wilderness.
Chattanooga native Meredith Russo signs her first book deal—for a six-figure advance
February 12, 2015 Chattanooga native Meredith Russo has just signed a six-figure book deal for her first YA novel, If I Was Your Girl, the story of a transgender teen.
Adam Ross talks with Chapter 16 about his forthcoming novel, Playworld
February 10, 2015 Chapter 16 talks with Adam Ross, bestselling author of Mr. Peanut and Ladies and Gentlemen, about his work-in-progress, the story of a year in the life of a child actor. Ross will give a free public reading at the University of Tennessee’s Hodges Library in Knoxville on February 16, 2015, at 7 p.m.
In We Are Pirates, Daniel Handler offers the same mixture of weirdness, social satire, and bad behavior that delighted children in A Series of Unfortunate Events
February 9, 2015 As Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler is the bestselling author of A Series of Unfortunate Events. His latest novel for adults, We Are Pirates, adapts his trademark social satire to a nuanced story of unhappy urban life and piracy along the California coast. Handler will discuss We Are Pirates at the Nashville Public Library on February 14, 2015, at 2 p.m. The event, part of the Salon@615 series, is free and open to the public.
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In M.O. Walsh’s My Sunshine Away, a flawed man culls his memory, searching for atonement
February 6, 2015 In My Sunshine Away, the debut novel from M.O. Walsh, the suburbs of Baton Rouge boil with all the contradictions of a Louisiana summer. In a story that revolves around the unsolved rape of a teenage girl, this novel engages the dangerous terrain of memory, remorse, and forgiveness. M.O. Walsh will discuss My Sunshine Away at Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 13, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. and at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis on February 18, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.
