Clay Risen talks about death, history, and the rebirth of America’s first spirit
Clay Risen’s American Rye presents a comprehensive guide to a uniquely American spirit. As with his previous books on bourbon and scotch, Risen explains the evolution and making of rye whiskey before offering reviews and tasting notes on 225 contemporary expressions of the spirit.
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A veteran religion writer considers the changing church
In Reorganized Religion, journalist Bob Smietana examines the evolution of America’s Christian institutions.
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Poet Alora Young makes a triumphant debut with Walking Gentry Home
In Walking Gentry Home, poet Alora Young crafts a family history from the stories passed down through generations.
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Suzanne Stryk’s The Middle of Somewhere travels outward and inward
Suzanne Stryk’s The Middle of Somewhere leads us through mosquito clouds and dusty barns, inviting us to witness flow and change, the endangered and the enduring, the gone and the going away.
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Novelist Megan Giddings explores the intersection of gender and power
Megan Giddings’ second novel, The Women Could Fly, employs dystopia and fantasy to examine the most pressing issues that curb women’s autonomy. Giddings will appear at the 2022 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 14-16.
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Cemeteries reveal the good, bad, and ugly sides of U.S. history
In Over My Dead Body, author Greg Melville leads readers on a fascinating journey through time by means of the burial grounds and death practices of the United States from colonial Jamestown to the present day. Greg Melville will appear at the 2022 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 14-16.
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