Personal Stakes
Ex-CIA operative Court Gentry’s most personal adventure explodes into bookstores this month with Midnight Black, the 14th book in the Gray Man series from Memphis author Mark Greaney. He’ll appear at Novel in Memphis on February 22.
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Lavish Nights and Civil Rights
In Our Secret Society, Tanisha Ford plumbs the inner workings of the Civil Rights Movement through the complicated life of a dazzling socialite named Mollie Moon. Ford will discuss Our Secret Society at the University of Memphis on February 5.
Safety Without Violence
White Property, Black Trespass by Nashville scholar and activist Andrew Krinks examines mass incarceration and racial hierarchies through a spiritual lens, with a perspective rooted in the belief that “there is life beyond the present order of exploitation, dispossession, and death.”
Soulful Dudes
In Before Elvis, acclaimed writer Preston Lauterbach digs into the deep culture of Black Memphis, finding the origins of the superstar’s music and style.
Latin Lessons
Immigration, Policy and the People of Latin America, a new book by attorney Bryce Ashby and historian Michael LaRosa, combines history, policy, and personal profiles to illuminate the diverse experiences of migrants from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Colombia.
Do-It-Yourself Spirit
In Nowville, Joe Nolan tells the story of Nashville’s contemporary art renaissance with a lively oral history featuring artists, gallerists, and curators.
