In Walking Gentry Home, poet Alora Young crafts a family history from the stories passed down through generations.
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History in the Making
Poet Alora Young makes a triumphant debut with Walking Gentry Home
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Fertile Ground for Art
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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Saving Magic
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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What’s Most Sacred
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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Rolling Back History
No Choice takes readers to the heart of post-Roe America
Becca Andrews’ No Choice takes readers to communities in the South and beyond where abortion rights have eroded, particularly with the fall of Roe v. Wade. Andrews will appear at the 2022 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 14-16.
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Your Brain on Music
Richard Manning explores the mysterious allure of song
In If It Sounds Good, It Is Good, Richard Manning makes a case for learning music by ear and explains why it’s a shame music-making is left more and more to professionals. Manning will appear at the 2022 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 14-16.
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