A true story of adventure and inspiration for middle-grade readers
Adapted for middle-grade readers from Hayley Arceneaux’s 2022 memoir of the same name, Wild Ride tells the story of her recovery from childhood cancer and her unexpected opportunity, at age 29, to join the first all-civilian mission to space.
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Drew Gilpin Faust recalls growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s
In Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury, former Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her privileged Virginia childhood in the 1950s and her growing involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Faust will appear at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.
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In The Men Can’t Be Saved, a rascally antihero struggles to get out of his own way
In Ben Purkert’s debut novel, The Men Can’t Be Saved, a young copywriter lets success inflate his ego until he finds his life spinning out of control. Ben Purkert will discuss The Men Can’t Be Saved at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.
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Songwriter James Talley tells his own story in Nashville City Blues
James Talley’s Nashville City Blues chronicles the singer/songwriter’s career and his encounters with the music business.
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Rough Sleepers is a compelling narrative and call to action
Rough Sleepers, the latest book by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder, follows Dr. Jim O’Connell, a physician who has spent his career providing care for homeless people in Boston. Tracy Kidder will appear at the 2023 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 21-22.
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Amanda Held Opelt reconciles faith and grief in A Hole in the World
In her memoir, A Hole in the World: Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing, Amanda Held Opelt observes the impact of grief on her identity, relationships, and faith.
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