Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel, Homegoing portrays the ravages of the slave trade on both sides of the Atlantic
Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel, Homegoing, follows the story of two half-sisters born in Ghana in the late-eighteenth century. Effia becomes the “African wife” of a British colonial governor, while Esi is captured by a rival tribe and sold into slavery. Gyasi will appear at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16, 2016.
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Adam O’Fallon Price’s debut novel mixes pathos and humor
In his debut novel, The Grand Tour, Adam O’ Fallon Price sends the world’s most dysfunctional writer and his greatest (and only) fan on a book tour that is both heartbreaking and hilarious. A former Knoxville resident, Price will appear at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on August 17, 2016, at 6 p.m.
Jay McInerney’s Bright, Precious Days traces one New York marriage through the tumultuous post-9/11 years
In Jay McInerney’s Bright, Precious Days, Russell and Corrine’s marriage encounters as much turbulence as the post-9/11 era in which they are living. Jay McInerney will discuss Bright, Precious Days at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16, 2016. All festival events are free and open to the public.
Leanne W. Smith explores the hardships and hardiness of Western settlers after the Civil War
In Leanne W. Smith’s debut novel, Leaving Independence, Abigail Baldwin’s quest to discover the truth about her husband takes her and her children on the Oregon Trail, where she encounters the expected dangers—and an unexpected love. Smith will appear at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16, 2016. All festival events are free and open to the public.
With Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld delivers a contemporary adaptation of Pride & Prejudice
The Austen Project has commissioned six contemporary authors to write modern adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels. Tasked with the daunting challenge of reimagining the beloved Pride & Prejudice, bestselling novelist Curtis Sittenfeld has delivered Eligible, an inventive and irreverent update to a revered tale. Sittenfeld will appear at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16, 2016. All festival events are free and open to the public.
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In Laura Hendrix Ezell’s A Record of Our Debts, small-town lives are bound by their mysterious history
In A Record of Our Debts, a debut story collection by Cookeville writer Laura Hendrix Ezell, paranoia runs tightly through a collection of small towns where the bonds of community may chafe, but freedom can become its own prison. Ezell will discuss A Record of Our Debts at the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 14-16, 2016.
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