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Kings and Emperors: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure

Kings and Emperors: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure

Kings and Emperors: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure

Dewey Lambdin

Thomas Dunne Books
368 pages
$25.99

“Check the log, shipmate: Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O’Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail.”

–Washington Times

A Darker Shade of Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic

V. E. Schwab

Tor Books
400 pages
$25.99

“Most people only know one London; but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travelers – magicians with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons. There’s Grey London, dirty and crowded and without magic, home to the mad king George III. There’s Red London, where life and magic are revered. Then, White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. But once upon a time, there was Black London…”

–From the publisher

The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel

The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel

The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel

Alan Gratz

Starscape
336 pages
$16.99

“This hybrid of steampunk and alternate American history features… three highly likable leads in a yarn rip-roaring from start to finish.”

–Booklist on The League of Seven

Makin' Miracles: A Smoky Mountain Novel

Makin' Miracles: A Smoky Mountain Novel

Makin' Miracles: A Smoky Mountain Novel

Lin Stepp

Kensington Trade
272 pages
$15

“A charming portrait of the Smokies, their people, and a wonderful way of life.”

–Deborah Smith, New York Times bestselling author

Crazy in Mississippi

March 10, 2015 What would happen if the grandson of a Snopes studied sustainable agriculture and Internet-fueled apocalypse scenarios? Nothing good, as Jamie Kornegay suggests in Soil, his beautifully written debut novel. Kornegay will read at Parnassus Books in Nashville on March 17, 2015, and at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis on March 18, 2015. Both events will take place at 6:30 p.m.

Fiction as Autobiography

March 9, 2015 Claire Vaye Watkins, writes novelist Adam Ross, has “known the worst kind of loss. She’s also transformed it into startling, original fiction.” Watkins will appear at Vanderbilt University on March 12, 2015, at 7 p.m. This event, part of the Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series, is free and open to the public.

Fiction as Autobiography

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