It’s impossible for humans to know the end from the beginning, whether writing a poem or attending a solemn ceremony.
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Wedding Blues
The ceremony unites two as one — but not always
A Man of the Book
Novelist Jamie Quatro plumbs the desires of body and soul in Two-Step Devil
Set on and around Lookout Mountain, Jamie Quatro’s Two-Step Devil is a sharp-edged, tangy novel, layered with the region’s mysteries. Quatro will appear at The Granfalloon in Chattanooga on September 10, The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Knoxville on September 20, and the 2024 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 26-27.
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The State of the Workers
An Arkansas journalist reveals hard truths about the food industry
Alice Driver’s Life and Death of the American Worker tells the stories of the men and women who labor for a food industry giant. Driver will appear at the 2024 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 26-27.
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Finding the Divine
Charles Strobel’s memoir reflects his legacy of communing with others
The Kingdom of the Poor, Charles Strobel’s posthumous memoir, is a story-rich portrait of his life of service to Nashville’s poor and disenfranchised. Editors Katie Seigenthaler and Amy Frogge, along with Room in the Inn executive director Rachel Hester and journalist Kay West, will discuss the book at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville on September 14.
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How to Start a Civil War
Erik Larson puts the reader in the action during the lead-up to America’s deadliest conflict
In The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, bestselling author Erik Larson offers a compelling and sobering account of the months between the 1860 presidential election and the attack on Fort Sumter. Larson will appear at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville on October 24 as part of the 2024 Southern Festival of Books.
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Unapologetically Unafraid
Darius Stewart’s lyrical memoir voices the complexities of being Black, gay, and Southern
Be Not Afraid of My Body: A Lyrical Memoir, the second book by Knoxville native Darius Stewart, takes readers on a journey of self-discovery as it unearths the complexities of his childhood and investigates life after addiction and health challenges, including an HIV diagnosis.
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