Fiction | Chapter 16

Kings and Emperors: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure

March 10, 2015

“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

March 10, 2015

“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

March 10, 2015

“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

March 10, 2015

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

–Deborah Smith, New York Times bestselling author

Crazy in Mississippi

By Michael Ray Taylor

March 10, 2015

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

By Adam Ross

March 9, 2015

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.

“This gripping graphic novel tells the story of the 1891 Coal Creek War — one of the most significant yet overlooked labor and abolitionist uprisings in the history of the United States. … Austin Sauerbrei’s evocative black-and-white illustrations and masterful storytelling show the personal battles and motivations that led thousands of miners to repeatedly take up arms against the powerful companies, their militias, and politicians.”

~the publisher