Lauren Morrill
Delacorte Press
272 pages
$17.99
“Contemporary romance packed with comical implausibilities and the stuff of band-geek daydreams.”
–Booklist
November 4, 2015 Chelsea Clinton’s first memory of reading was of scouring the newspaper to keep up with her parents’ conversations. Her new book, It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going, is a resource for kids who are beginning to care passionately about the people, animals, and places in this world. Clinton will appear at the Nashville Public Library on November 11, 2015, at 6:15 p.m.
November 3, 2015 Courtney C. Stevens’s second young-adult novel, The Lies About Truth, is a tender portrayal of pain, a portrait of loss, and a study of the many faces of grief. Stevens will read and sign copies at Parnassus Books in Nashville on November 6, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.
Mary Ann McCabe Riehle
Sleeping Bear Press
32 pages
$16.99
“Everyone knows that the little kids table is the place to be for any holiday or family gathering. They just know how to have fun! This silly, rhyming story follows a group of rambunctious cousins from table setting to dessert. A universal theme, The Little Kids Table will have kids–and parents!–howling with laughter”
–From the publisher
Susan Eaddy
Charlesbridge
40 pages
$15.95
“Following her decision to become a writer when she grows up, Poppy takes a significant step in the right direction—after a few false starts.”
–Kirkus Reviews
October 9, 2015 Twenty-seven years ago, if you had asked me about the best time to visit Nashville, I would have said the second weekend in October—the weekend of the Southern Festival of Books. It’s a guaranteed good time. Rain or shine. At the festival, just showing up to hear the same author is considered invitation enough to engage your seatmate in conversation. Attending the Southern Festival of Books is the closest a visitor can come to being an instant insider in Nashville, where the New South begins. If you asked me that question today, I would say the same damn thing.
