In a new thriller, Lyndsay Faye examines crime and corruption in 1840s New York
May 15, 2015 In The Fatal Flame, Lyndsay Faye continues her popular Edgar-nominated series with a thriller in which Timothy Wilde is forced to confront his intense fear of fire to pursue an arsonist. Faye will discuss The Fatal Flame at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis on May 17, 2015, at 3 p.m.
In her third novel, Pamela Schoenewaldt imagines the lives of German-Americans during WWI
April 30, 2015 Pamela Schoenewaldt’s newest historical novel, Under the Same Blue Sky, tells a poignant story of the hardships that German Americans faced during World War I. Schoenewaldt will discuss the book at the Laurel Theater in Knoxville on May 7 at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble Vanderbilt in Nashville on May 11, and at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on June 5.
In her debut novel, true-crime writer Phyllis Gobbell turns to fictional mysteries in Provence
April 28, 2015 Phyllis Gobbell may be better known as the co-author of two true-crime books featuring murders in Nashville—A Season of Darkness and An Unfinished Canvas—but she is also a widely published writer of short fiction. So it should be no surprise that her first novel, Pursuit in Provence, is a worthy addition to the cozy-mystery field. Gobbell will discuss Pursuit in Provence at Parnassus Books in Nashville on May 3 at 2 p.m.
In The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah takes readers on a harrowing return to World War II
February 3, 2014 In her new novel, The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah highlights the bravery of ordinary women during World War II in a heartbreaking story that’s impossible to forget. Hannah will discuss The Nightingale on February 9, 2015, at Parnassus Books in Nashville at 6:30 p.m.
A well-endowed woman goes in search of a new sports bra
December 15, 2014 It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman of a certain chest size will always be in a want of a well-fitting bra. This axiom is never truer than when said woman is a runner in need of a new sports bra.
Sharyn McCrumb brings back fans’ favorite characters in her new Ballad novella
November 21, 2014 Sharyn McCrumb gives fans of her Ballad series an early Christmas present with her new novella, Nora Bonesteel’s Christmas Past, which is told in alternating vignettes featuring Sheriff Spencer Arrowood and Nora Bonesteel, two popular characters from the series.
