In Better Than the Best Plan, Lauren Morrill’s teenage protagonist finds herself unexpectedly tossed into the foster care system.
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The Best-Laid Plans
A fiercely independent teen must learn how to trust and rely on others
Book Reviews
All Things Foul Would Wear the Brows of Grace
David Cady explores the rise, fall, and reformation of a Pentecostal church in Religion of Fear
In Religion of Fear, David Cady tells the shocking tale of how easily well-meaning people can be seduced by evil dressed in “the brows of grace.” Cady will discuss the book at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on August 4.
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Family Curse or Just Bad Luck?
A young woman seeks to unravel her family’s dark secret
House of Salt and Sorrows follows a young heiress as she grapples with a mysterious family curse. Erin A. Craig will discuss the book at Novel in Memphis on August 6 and Parnassus Books in Nashville on August 24.
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Mississippi Muddling
Ace Atkins mixes populist politics, crime podcasts, and a rapping Choctaw hit man in The Shameless
Ace Atkins’ The Shameless keeps the Quinn Colson series fresh with New York podcasters, a populist politician, and a pair of Native American hit men. Atkins will appear at Novel in Memphis on July 10 and at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville on July 17.
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Dodging Cars and History
S.J. Dahlman traces Daniel Boone’s Wilderness Road through modern Appalachia
In A Familiar Wilderness, S.J. Dahlman, a journalist and professor at Milligan College, hikes the route of Daniel Boone’s Wilderness Road. Dahlman will appear at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on June 30.
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Never at Home
The characters in Michael Croley’s debut collection struggle to find their place
In Michael Croley’s debut story collection, quiet people wrestle with the deepest human questions. Croley will discuss Any Other Place at Novel in Memphis on June 30.
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