Death and history merge in Tracee de Hahn’s debut
A murder, an ice storm, and a Swiss chateau so old that not even the residents know everything that’s in it are just a few features of Tracee de Hahn’s irresistible debut novel. The author will read from Swiss Vendetta at Star Line Books in Chattanooga on February 16 at 3 p.m. and at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on February 17 at 6 p.m.
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Sometimes the dearest childhood memento is a story
My mother was not the sort to invite strangers inside, so I’m not sure how he made it into our house. But there he was, sitting on our sofa and telling my mother that he knew she was a good woman and, as a good woman, she would surely want to have the word of God in our home. A traveling Bible salesman had arrived at our door.
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Memphis detective Billy Able looks for a murderer close to home in Lisa Turner’s new mystery
When a local attorney is found dead behind the wheel of her car and wearing her wedding gown, Memphis’s top detectives Billy Able and Frankie Malone are called to the scene. Lisa Turner will discuss her new mystery, Devil Sent the Rain, at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis on September 27 at 6:30 p.m.
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.
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.
In John Gregory Brown’s latest novel, Katrina isn’t what ruins a New Orleans man’s life
July 6, 2016 Even before Hurricane Katrina, Henry Garrett was a mess. Now, stranded in Virginia, he must choose whether to give in to his demons or face his own challenges. John Gregory Brown will discuss A Thousand Miles from Nowhere at Parnassus Books in Nashville on July 14, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.
