Contemporary Appalachian writers profile one another in Step into the Circle
In Step into the Circle, editors Amy Greene and Trent Thomson bring together Appalachian writers and photographers to profile some of the region’s beloved literary forces, including Wendell Berry, Silas House, Crystal Wilkinson, Ron Rash, and Lee Smith.
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Barry Zito was the hottest, highest-paid pitcher in the major leagues. So why did he feel so lost?
Barry Zito’s memoir, Curveball, recounts the star pitcher’s triumph, failure, and long spiritual quest.
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Free Cyntoia recounts a journey from victim to activist
At 16, Cyntoia Brown-Long was imprisoned for murdering a much older man. Her memoir, Free Cyntoia, tells the story of her awakening to her own history of abuse and her efforts to save other young women from the horrors of trafficking.
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Maury Nicely offers a compelling account of Chattanooga’s biggest trial
In Hoffa in Tennessee: The Chattanooga Trial That Brought Down an Icon, Maury Nicely recounts the 1964 trial of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, which brought a national media frenzy to Tennessee.
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Randal O’Wain’s Meander Belt recalls a blue-collar youth
In Meander Belt, M. Randal O’Wain crafts an impressionistic self-portrait of a young man determined to escape the buzz saw of poverty and a family forever on the edge of disaster. O’Wain will discuss Meander Belt at Novel in Memphis on November 29 and at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on February 14.
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In Broke, Jodie Adams Kirshner shines a light on the precarious lives in Detroit’s neglected neighborhoods
Jodie Adams Kirshner’s Broke tracks seven Detroiters in the years following the city’s 2013 bankruptcy. Kirshner will discuss Broke at Parnassus Books in Nashville on November 25.
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