July 5, 2016 Middle Tennessee children’s author Juli Brenning brings young readers another tale of Maggi and her beloved pooch, Milo, in Maggi and Milo Make New Friends. Brenning will speak at Parnassus Books on July 13, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.
April 6, 2016 Josh Bledsoe brings readers a gender-bending day of adventure between a father and his daughter in Hammer and Nails, his debut picture book illustrated by Jessica Warrick. Bledsoe will appear at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Brentwood on April 9, 2016, at noon.
April 5, 2016 Bestselling author-illustrator William Joyce discusses his epic new children’s novel, Ollie’s Odyssey, a tale of love and remembrance. Joyce will appear at Christ the King School in Nashville on April 12, 2016, at 6 p.m., and at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis on April 13, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.
January 11, 2016 Today bestselling author Brad Meltzer talks about his biography series for children, Ordinary People Change the World. The latest book in the series is about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
September 9, 2015 Margo Lanagan, Scott Westerfeld, and Deborah Biancotti kick off a new science-fiction series for young adults with Zeroes, the gripping story of a group of teens with unlikely superpowers. All three authors will appear at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 9-11, 2015. Today Lanagan speaks with Chapter 16 about this smart, fast-paced YA novel.
August 6, 2015 Deanna Caswell, who writes the popular blog Little House in the Suburbs, has just published a beautiful new picture book, Beach House. A homeschooler and homesteader, Caswell writes regularly about self-sufficiency in the suburbs. Today Chapter 16 takes a look behind the scenes.
