Alice Faye Duncan’s new picture book tells the story of MLK’s last days in Memphis
Alice Faye Duncan is a Memphis native and a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She will read from Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop , her new picture book about the sanitation workers’ strike and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., at the 2018 Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 12-14.
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What’s Next for Jack Ryan Jr. in the Clancy Universe?
In Tom Clancy Line of Sight, Knoxville author Mike Maden continues the adventures of Tom Clancy’s famous hero, Jack Ryan, through his son, Jack Ryan Jr. Maden will discuss the novel at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Knoxville on June 16.
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Graham Hoppe examines the cultural implications of Tennessee’s beloved theme park
Graham Hoppe’s Gone Dollywood explores the theme-park juggernaut, the genius behind Dolly Parton’s stardom, and the effect of Pigeon Forge’s culture on Appalachian identity.
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Jared A. Brock’s The Road to Dawn tells the story of the real “Uncle Tom”
Jared A. Brock’s The Road to Dawn traces the harrowing story of Josiah Henson’s journey from slavery to world-wide fame as “the real Uncle Tom.” Brock will discuss the book at Novel in Memphis on June 5.
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Tracy Barrett’s new YA novel explores the ups and downs of skydiving
Through a tale of skydiving, Tracy Barrett’s new YA novel, Freefall Summer, explores the ins and outs of growing up. Barrett will appear at Parnassus Books in Nashville on April 14.
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Nikki Giovanni’s most recent collection centers on joy and pain
Celebrated poet, children’s author, essayist, and activist Nikki Giovanni will deliver the Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville on April 5.
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