Deception, War, … Murder?
Gerry Wilson delivers a vibrant debut novel, That Pinson Girl, on the impact of generational trauma, lies, and secrecy. Wilson will discuss the book at Novel in Memphis on February 20.
Book Reviews
The Beauty in Descending
Karen Outen’s debut novel, Dixon, Descending, explores themes of brotherhood, ambition, and the acceptance of one’s own mortality. Outen will discuss the book at Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 8.
The Safest Place in the World
“I was afraid. Of pretty much everything. There were a hundred ways to die at Pearl Harbor,” admits 13-year-old Frank, the main character and narrator of Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor, the latest in Alan Gratz’s series of action-packed historical novels for young readers. Gratz will appear at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on February 25.
Loving the Ways You’ve Changed
In The Way from Me to Us, Mike Coleman recounts his challenges and personal growth as a gay man, both in his early life and through more than 40 years with his husband.
How to Be a Person
In Kiley Reid’s Come and Get It, a visiting writing professor at the University of Arkansas entangles herself in the tumultuous lives of college students. Reid will discuss her novel at Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 3.
Fools in Love
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: Julia Watts’ latest novel, Lovesick Blossoms, nestles the reader in the 1953 university culture of Kentucky and the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals trying to juggle public and private personas. Watts will appear at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.
