In Bending the Arc: My Journey from Prison to Politics, Keeda Haynes describes her own experience of the justice system she’s trying to reform.
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Turning Hard Lessons into Action
Keeda Haynes understands the fight against injustice
Book Reviews
Stories Connect Us
Caitlin Hamilton Summie’s first novel explores the heart of a proud Midwestern family
Geographies of the Heart, the first novel from Knoxville writer Caitlin Hamilton Summie, depicts a close-knit Midwestern family over 25 years as they weather the daily trials and losses of life with quiet dignity.
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A Single Drop of Blood
Two teens work to overturn a murder conviction in this twisty YA mystery
In We Were Kings, the latest YA novel from Court Stevens, 18-year-old Nyla and her new friend, Sam, race against time to solve a decades-old cold case and save the life of a woman they believe to be wrongfully imprisoned for the crime. Stevens will discuss We Were Kings with Sharon Cameron at a virtual event hosted by Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 9.
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Stepping into Their Own Power
Destiny O. Birdsong’s protagonists are true to themselves
In Destiny O. Birdsong’s triptych novel, Nobody’s Magic, three Black women with albinism negotiate a racially complicated world. Birdsong will discuss Nobody’s Magic at a virtual event hosted by Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 8.
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A Season of Storms
Jennifer Haigh’s Mercy Street considers the battle over abortion
In Jennifer Haigh’s new novel Mercy Street, snow blankets the Boston area as characters with connections to a women’s health clinic attempt to make sense of their chaotic lives. Haigh will discuss Mercy Street in a virtual event hosted by Parnassus Books on February 7.
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A Factory of Dreams
Mesha Maren’s Perpetual West is a fearless exploration of borders
Perpetual West, Mesha Maren’s second novel, follows a troubled couple from Appalachia to the U.S.-Mexico border on a perilous journey of self-discovery.
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