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Longing for Tribe

February 22, 2016 In A Cup of Water Under My Bed, Daisy Hernandez explores the pain and contradictions of growing up in an immigrant family. Hernandez will give a free public reading at Vanderbilt University in Nashville on February 25, 2016, at 7 p.m.

To Haunt and to Goad

February 9, 2016 John Jeremiah Sullivan’s voice is uniquely equipped to snare readers in lengthy examinations of topics they never considered worthy of much thought. The author most recently of Pulphead, Sullivan is widely considered to be one of the great nonfiction writers of this age. He will give a free public address at the University of the South in Sewanee on February 15, 2016.

To Haunt and to Goad

The Legend of George Jones

The Legend of George Jones

The Legend of George Jones

Charlene and Peanutt Montgomery

Heritage Builders
300 pages
$16.95

“George Jones lived a storied life, but his career was not without controversies. This book reveals fascinating, intimate details about the life of George Jones that have never before been published. “

–From the publisher

Someday I'm Gonna Rent This Town!

Someday I'm Gonna Rent This Town!

Someday I'm Gonna Rent This Town!

Even Stevens

Heritage Builders
250 pages
$22.95

“Someday I’m Gonna Rent This Town! is a peek behind the musical curtain, written with humor and truth, revealing the struggles and glories of life as a hit songwriter”

–From the publisher

Someday I’m Gonna Rent This Town!

Someday I’m Gonna Rent This Town!

Someday I'm Gonna Rent This Town!

Even Stevens

Heritage Builders
250 pages
$22.95

“Someday I’m Gonna Rent This Town! is a peek behind the musical curtain, written with humor and truth, revealing the struggles and glories of life as a hit songwriter”

–From the publisher

Becoming Fluent

Becoming Fluent

Becoming Fluent

Roger Kreuz

The MIT Press
248 pages
$24.95

“The book is helpful for the adult language student but also full of useful information that we can use in other learning situations.”

–Cosmos Magazine

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