An evening with Erica Waters at Parnassus Books
Young AdultFor more information and to register (free!), please visit: https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/store-erica-waters-ya-author-all-consumes-us
An evening with Terrance Hayes at TSU
PoetryLOCATION: Forum Auditorium - Otis Floyd Campus Center
Tennessee State University 3500 John Merritt Blvd.
Book sales will be available, and Hayes will sign books following the event.
Event is free with no registration required.
Terrance Hayes is a 2014 MacArthur Fellow and a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry. He is the author of American Sonnets for My Past And Future Assassin and To Float In The Space Between: Drawings and Essays in Conversation with Etheridge Knight. To Float In The Space Between was winner of the Poetry Foundation’s 2019 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism and a finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. American Sonnets for My Past And Future Assassin won the Hurston/Wright 2019 Award for Poetry and was a finalist the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry, the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry, the 2018 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry, and the 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. New works for fall 2023 are a collection of poems, So To Speak, and collection of essays, Watch Your Language. Hayes is a Silver Professor of English at New York University.
An evening with John Scalzi at Parnassus Books
FictionFor more information and to register, please visit https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/store-john-scalzi-author-starter-villain .
WNBA Coffee with Authors: Jennifer Lyn Alvarez, David Arnold, Sharon Cameron, Patti Callahan Henry: Fiction, Young Adult
Young AdultJoin the Women's National Book Association-Nashville Chapter for its annual Coffee with Authors. The event includes coffee and refreshments and features four historical fiction writers.
Camryn Garrett: Young Adult
Young AdultIt's too late for a Sweet Sixteen, but what if Mahalia had a coming-out party? A love letter to romantic comedies, sweet sixteen blowouts, Black joy, and queer pride.
Carl Hiaasen: Middle Grade
Middle GradeWrecker needs to deal with smugglers, grave robbers, and pooping iguanas--just as soon as he finishes Zoom school. Welcome to another wild adventure in Carl Hiaasen's Florida!
Cheryl A. Head, Sadeqa Johnson, Etaf Rum: Fiction
FictionWhat does it mean to be a woman and a mother? How do our unsolved pasts affect our present? What is the meaning of a fulfilling life? Bestselling novelists Cheryl A. Head (Time’s Undoing: A Novel), Sadeqa Johnson (A Reese Book Club Pick), and Etaf Rum (New York Times bestselling author of A Woman is No Man) explore these questions in new novels
Joel Ebert, Erik Schelzig: Non-fiction; Tennessee Political History
HistoryAlthough Tennessee has a rich history of political scandals dating back to the founding of the state, the last fifty years have been a confusing, confounding, and sometimes ludicrous period of ne'er-do-welling. Welcome to Capitol Hill is a guide to the state's modern history of corruption.
Maggie Bunn, Rosalind Bunn: Children's
Children'sA young boy rides the train through Tennessee's beautiful, historic, and interesting landscapes. From the Blue Ridge to the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, the Cumberland Plateau, the Highland Rim, and the Nashville Basin, the narrator experiences the marvels of his home state. He hikes, fishes, and even tours Graceland! This is Maggie Bunn's fifth project, and she is looking forward to sharing and creating more stories.
Steve Stern: Fiction
FictionA Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2022. "A frothy picaresque that ... 'vibrates to the sweet celestial confusion' of Soutine's painting: delirious and earthy, reverent and irreligious."-- The New York Times Book Review. A wild, effervescent, absinthe-soaked novel that tells of the life of the extraordinary artist Chaim Soutine.
Tim Johnston, Lauren Nossett: Mystery, Thriller
FictionCampus thrills and unsolved disappearances are the heart of these two atmospheric crime novels.
Amanda Linsmeier, Jennifer Moorman: Young Adult, Fantasy
FantasyThese Young Adult novels incorporate fantasy via lavender tea, ancient bargains, and rock 'n' roll.
RS Deeren, Brooks Lamb: Fiction, Non-Fiction
FictionThrough sharing lessons from determined Tennessee farmers and stories from rural Michigan, writers explore how where we come from shapes who we are.
Stephen Buoro, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, A.D. Nauman: Fiction
FictionComing of age is never easy. Three novels explore the stories of a young man in Africa, a young gay boy in Georgia, and a girl whose discovery of family secrets forces her to grow up too early.
Timothy Egan: Non-Fiction, American History
HistoryA historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them.
Lindsay Lynch, Ann Patchett: Fiction
FictionAcclaimed author Ann Patchett and debut novelist Lindsay Lynch discuss their new works.
Rob Curran, Saket Soni: Non-Fiction, Immigration
Non-FictionFailed immigration policies, forced labor, and changing migration are explored through stories of people who have lived the experiences. Journalists steeped in years of reporting share their knowledge, and signs of hope.
Christine Coulson, Hilary Leichter: Fiction
FictionThese two innovative and daring novels experiment with narrative structure, leaving us with heartbreaking stories, questions about our place in the universe, and beautiful prose.
Frye Gaillard: Non-Fiction, Nashville
Non-FictionFor years, the legendary John Seigenthaler hosted A Word on Words on Nashville's public television station, WNPT. During the show's four-decade run (1972 to 2013), he interviewed some of the most interesting and most important writers of our time. These in-depth exchanges revealed much about the writers who appeared on his show and gave a glimpse into their creative processes. Seigenthaler was a deeply engaged reader and a generous interviewer, a true craftsman. Frye Gaillard and Pat Toomay have collected and transcribed some of the iconic interactions from the show.
Kat Calvin: Non-Fiction, Activism
Non-FictionA trailblazing activist's passionate and incisive look at why she started a movement to ensure that 26 million Americans have access to the IDs they need to escape poverty and live healthy and productive lives
Kelsey Norris, Janelle M. Williams: Fiction
FictionMagical realism has become a powerful genre in interpreting the Black experience in America. These two new books are the top of the form, displaying literary prowess and opening up the past for readers in a new way.
Robert Appleby, Lucy Caldwell, Joe Haley, Connie Potter: Short Stories, Essays
EssaysAs part of a unique collaboration, this book pairs a team of award-winning authors with CERN physicists to explore some of the consequences of what the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is learning, through fiction. This panel is supported in part by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Humanities Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Savannah Allen, Derrick Barnes, Tanisia Moore: Children's, Picture Books
Children'sSuperheroes come in many forms! These charming picture books are made to be read aloud. Through these stories we take a nature walk, meet Black heroes, and find our own superpowers.
Bryan Giemza, Dennis McCarthy: Fiction, Non-Fiction
FictionJoin the brother of the late Cormac McCarthy and scholar Bryan Giemza to discuss the acclaimed novelist's work and legacy and the bond between two brothers and writers.
Tracy Kidder: Non-Fiction, Social Justice
Non-FictionThe powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference by helping to create a program to care for Boston's homeless community, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains.
Alice Carrière, Lynn Melnick: Essays, Memoir
EssaysThese two essay collections explore the artist's life, a bohemian upbringing, and the challenges of finding your voice as an artist.
Charles Father Goose Ghigna: Children's Picture Books, Poetry
Children'sIn this stunningly illustrated treasury, Charles Ghigna, Father Goose®, has compiled 101 of his best, most-beloved children's poems to share with young readers as a first introduction to the joy of language and to the enchanted world of books.
David Levithan: Young Adult, Graphic Novel
FictionCelebrate all the ways love makes us who we are with the romance that Entertainment Weekly calls "wise, wildly unique"--from the bestselling co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist--about a teen who wakes up every morning in a different body, living a different life.
Julia Franks, Cat Shook, Susan Beckham Zurenda: Fiction
FictionNo one can break your heart like your family can. In these three Southern novels, women face life events with humor, grief, and courage.
Karren Pell, Randy Rayburn: Non-Fiction, Nashville
Food cultureCelebrate 35 years of Midtown Cafe with proprietor Randy Rayburn. This memoir includes stories and recipes from legendary restaurants Rayburn's Sunset Grill and Midtown Cafe (recently awarded by USA Today as one of the Top 100 Places to Brunch.)
Mary Jo Bang, Mark Jarman: Poetry
PoetryInspired by time, the cosmos, and David Bowie, these two master poets share new collections.
Tan Twan Eng, Jamila Minnicks, Julia Watts: Fiction
FictionFrom traveling with acclaimed writer Somerset Maugham in Asia to experiencing rural Appalachia when it was culturally and geographically isolated, these historical novels transport the reader to different times and places.
Ben Fountain, Stephen Kearse: Fiction
FictionPower corrupts absolutely. In these masterful novels set in Haiti and Atlanta, ordinary people confront powerful forces.
Margaret Renkl: Essays
EssaysFrom the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a "howling love letter to the world" (Ann Patchett); a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural.
Donna Barba Higuera: Middle Grade
Middle GradeThe new stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista.
Fitz Brundage, James Rice, Natalie Ring, Charles Reagan Wilson: Non-Fiction, American History
HistoryThrough new works, Southern scholars re-evaluate the history, myth, and culture of the region.
Kathleen Rooney: Fiction
FictionFrom the bestselling author of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk comes a novel about Hollywood, the cost of stardom, and selfless second acts, inspired by an extraordinary true story.
KB Ballentine, Bill Brown: Poetry
PoetryOld friends and Tennessee poets come home to share new work.
Peter Cozzens: Non-Fiction, American History
HistoryThe story of the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insatiable, young United States for control over the Deep South, from the acclaimed historian and prize-winning author of The Earth is Weeping.
Drew Gilpin Faust: Memoir
MemoirA memoir of coming of age in a conservative Southern family in postwar America. Faust will be in conversation with Ann Patchett.
Megan Miranda: Mystery
FictionFrom the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and "master of suspense, Megan Miranda" (Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl), a thrilling mystery about a group of former classmates who reunite to mark the tenth anniversary of a tragic accident, only to have one of the survivors disappear, casting fear and suspicion on the original tragedy.
Patti Callahan Henry: Fiction
FictionWhen a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.
Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, Amanda McCrina: Young Adult, Thriller
Mystery-ThrillerWhat is the truth and what is a lie? Two Young Adult novels take us on thrill rides.
KJ Dell'Antonia: Fiction
FictionWhat makes the relationships between mothers and daughters even more complicated? Hereditary magic. KJ Dell'Antonia, New York Times best-selling author of The Chicken Sisters (a Reese's book club pick) discusses her latest book, Playing the Witch Card, why fictional witches are having a moment and why literary magic has to cause problems rather than solve them—and suggests more witchy reads to add to your #tbr.
Mark Greaney: Thriller
FictionCourt Gentry is caught between the Russian mafia and the CIA in this latest electrifying thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man series.
Robert P. Jones: Non-fiction, American History
HistoryTaking the story of white supremacy in America back to 1493, and examining contemporary communities in Mississippi, Minnesota, and Oklahoma for models of racial repair, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy helps chart a new course toward a genuinely pluralistic democracy.
Teo DuVall, Sarah Sax, Jasmine Walls: Middle Grade, Graphic Novel
Graphic NovelFor graphic novel fans and middle school survivors, past and present! A "queer, witchy Fast and Furious" and a reinvention of oneself on school picture day are told in beautiful pictures and words.
Varadajaran, Umrigar
FictionOne Southern family has its secrets. An Indian family undergoes unexpected change. Through these two novels, we explore what makes families alike across the globe.
Lisa Dordal, Anya Liftig, Alison Mills Newman: Memoir, Fiction
FictionThese collections of essays and letters explore mother-daughter relationships, artistic creativity, and forging identity in the chasm between culture and classes.
Matthew Quick: Fiction
FictionFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook--made into the Academy Award-winning movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper--a poignant and hopeful novel about a widower who takes in a grieving teenager and inspires a magical revival in their small town.
Sarah Rose Etter, Ben Purkert: Fiction
FictionWhat are we willing to sacrifice for our work? When jobs let us go, can we let go of our jobs? These two funny, surreal novels offer a brilliantly incisive look at the absurdities of modern life.
Tom Piazza: Fiction
FictionIt is 1883, and America is at a crossroads. At a tiny college in Upstate New York, an idealistic young professor has managed to convince Mark Twain, Frederick Douglass, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Confederate memoirist Forrest Taylor, and romance novelist Lucy Comstock to participate in the first (and last) Auburn Writers' Conference for a public discussion about the future of the nation.
Clifford Brooks, Stevie Edwards, Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum: Poetry
PoetryHow do capitalism and patriarchy impact romantic relationships? These three poets reveal a vulnerable masculinity and what that means in today's world.
David Arnold: Young Adult
Young AdultNew York Times bestseller David Arnold returns with a poignant love story about two teens whose souls come together time and again through the ages--for fans of Nina LaCour and Matt Haig.
Holly A. Gleason, Michael McCall and Dave Hoekstra: Music
BiographyCurated by a critic who knew John Prine across five decades, Prine on Prine distills the essence of an iconic American writer: unguarded, unfiltered and real. In his own words, in his own time--on the road, in the kitchen, the Library of Congress, radio shows, movie scripts, and beyond.
Marjorie Hudson: Fiction
FictionAfter an unjust murder trial, spirits of the dead rise from a field in the rural South, revealing “a mesmerizing story of loss, injustice, and revenge” (Sue Monk Kidd). Shortlisted for the Crooks Corner Prize. Hudson will be in conversation with Jennie Fields.
Sharon Cameron: Young Adult
FictionA dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of World War II, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places.
Anders Carlson-Wee, Edgar Kunz: Poetry
PoetryTwo acclaimed young poets explore friendship and loneliness in this late capitalist world. From a narrative series introducing the friendship of two young scammers, to a collection that faces the contemporary labor world head-on.
George Singleton, David Wesley Williams: Fiction
FictionThe South is in the details. From the absurd to the comical, in short stories and a novel, these books show people doing the best they can with what they have.
Kami Ahrens, Sarah Beth Childers: Non-Fiction, Appalachia
Non-FictionThe threads connecting Appalachia are explored through the lives of women across generations.
Kem Hinton: Non-Fiction, Architecture
Non-FictionThe architect of the Tennessee Bicentennial Mall and many other significant buildings in Nashville shares insights about his work and his legacy.
Kevin Cantwell, Denton Loving, Linda Parsons: Poetry
PoetryThese poets explore physical and psychological landscapes and familial relationships. The three collections show diverse approaches to the contemporary form.
Ronda Rich: Mystery
FictionStella Bankwell has suddenly found herself in a "heap of trouble," in the words of her mountain people. Possible federal indictments that lead to a murder leads to serious danger for Stella. It turns out to be the beginning of Stella Bankwell, former Atlanta socialite, becoming Stella Bankwell, amateur sleuth.
Lorrie Moore: Fiction
FictionFrom "one of the most acute and lasting writers of her generation" (The New York Times), a ghost story set in the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, an elegiac consideration of grief, devotion (filial and romantic), and the vanishing and persistence of all things--seen and unseen.
Paula Blackman, Drew Bratcher, Tim Ghianni: Music
MusicNashville is stories set to music. These three writers share tales of classic country stars, the overlooked R & B roots of the city, and personal observations about life in Music City.
Terry J. Benton-Walker, Daniel Nayeri, Patricia Wrede: Middle Grade
FantasyMiddle grade fantasy at its best! From epic adventures to fighting the forces of evil to dark thrones, these novels bring adventure and magic to the page.
Braden Cawthon, Ryan La Sala: Young Adult
Young AdultA party becomes chaos. A siren blares. What do you do when the world is ending? These Young Adult protagonists face a world coming apart at the seams and find a way to survive.
Fergus Bordewich: Non-Fiction, American History
HistoryA stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soil--when Ulysses S. Grant wielded the power of the federal government to dismantle the KKK.
Gordon Johnston, Glenn Taylor: Fiction
FictionThese story collections use the Ocmulgee River and the landscape of West Virginia to explore how place defines us over generations of staying. The characters live and die by the land that they know.
Jason Smith: Cooking
Food culture"Honey, if cookin' is a chore, then you ain't been doin' it right."--author and Lord Honey chef Jason Smith. From Kentucky 'Nanners Foster Waffles to 'Lasses-Glazed Carrots to Sweet Tea and Bourbon Fried Chicken, celebrate the art of "Country Bling" cooking with recipes that will have you digging out the cast-iron skillet and running to the store for some butter.
Southern Foodways Alliance
Food cultureJoin the Southern Foodways Alliance in honoring the 2023 recipient of the 2023 John Egerton Prize, Sadé Meeks. Meeks is a food activist, registered dietitian and director of GRITS (Growing Resilience in the South), a 501c3 organization with the mission to improve the health and well-being of communities through increased awareness of nutrition, food history, and culture.
Bill Carey, Keel Hunt: Non-Fiction, Tennessee
HistoryTalking Tennessee history with two experts. Carey and Hunt share stories of storied and lesser-known moments and people in Tennessee history.
J.A. Jance: Mystery
FictionFrom J. A. Jance's New York Times bestselling Brady and Walker novels, federal investigator Dan Pardee, Brandon Walker's son-in-law, crosses paths with Sheriff Joanna Brady as he traces the bloody path of a merciless serial killer across the Southwest in this intense thriller.
Jefferson Cowie: Non-Fiction, American History
Non-FictionAn "important, deeply affecting--and regrettably relevant" (New York Times) chronicle of a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans' freedom to oppress others and their fight against the government that got in their way. Cowie won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction for this book.
Mignon François, Memoir
Memoir"All you have is all you need" is the life lesson entrepreneur Mignon François learned as she turned the $5 she had to feed her family dinner for the week into a multi-million-dollar bakery brand. With no experience and no recipe for success, or cake for that matter, her path was truly made from scratch.
Nyani Nkrumah: Fiction
FictionA story so poignant, gripping and lyrical, resonant with the emotional urgency of Alice Walker's classics and the poignant charm of Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, Wade in the Water tells the layered story of a friendship that develops between Ella, a 12 year-old precocious and mistreated black girl who sees God in the clouds, and Katherine St. James, a mysterious, strikingly well-dressed white woman who arrives in rural Mississippi in the early 80s.
Rea Frey, Lauren Thoman: Fiction
FictionChange comes in the blink of an eye. What is the value of second chances? These two heart-stopping novels leave the reader speechless.
Robert Mugge: Non-Fiction, Documentary Film
MusicMusic filmmaker Robert Mugge has directed three-dozen nonfiction films, a majority of them explorations of traditional American music. In his new memoir, Notes from the Road: A Filmmaker’s Journey through American Music, he describes the making of 25 of his key films, and in this hourlong presentation, he and Nashville-based music journalist Ron Wynn will screen clips from Mugge’s riveting portraits of Sun Ra, Al Green, Sonny Rollins, and Rubén Blades (with Linda Ronstadt) and discuss his approaches as both filmmaker and author. According to critic Ken Tucker on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, “The stories he tells go well beyond anecdotes about musicians. He opens us up to the whole world of documentary filmmaking. Notes from the Road is the best thing I’ve read about what it’s like to direct films since Sidney Lumet’s 1996 classic, Making Movies.” And in a “starred review,” Kirkus Reviews calls Mugge's memoir, “A vibrant, entertaining panorama of music-making and the picaresque struggle to capture it on film.”
Ron York: Fiction
FictionThe characters from the Nathaniel trilogy and the cast from the Peeper trilogy come together in Ron York's latest novel, Charlie's Encore.
Gary Gulman: Memoir, Comedy
MemoirA tour de force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth grade and beyond--from the beloved stand-up comic and creator of The Great Depresh.
Janice Deal, Jessica Hendry Nelson, Matthew Vollmer: Memoir
MemoirWhat makes a family, and how much can we sacrifice for them? Through a novel and two memoirs in beautiful prose, these writers ask the fundamental questions and help us answer them for ourselves.
Jerome Moore: Non-Fiction, Social Justice
Non-FictionDeep Dish Conversations began as a running online interview series in which host Jerome Moore sits down over pizza with Nashville leaders and community members to talk about the past, present, and future of the city and what it means to live here.
Julian Vaca, Lauren Yero, Amelie Wen Zhao: Young Adult
FantasyHacking memories, fallen magicians in fantastic kingdoms, and ruined cities of the future mark these new Young Adult fantasy novels from three bestselling authors.
Linda Behrend, T.R.C. Hutton: Non-Fiction, Knoxville
Non-FictionExplore Knoxville, Tennessee through stories of prominent women in its history and the University of Tennessee.
Major Jackson: Poetry
PoetryAn exuberant collection of two decades of Major Jackson's passionately intelligent poetry.
Tamika Y. Nunley: Non-Fiction, American History
HistoryDemonstrating how crimes, convictions, and clemency functioned within a slave society that upheld the property interests of white Virginians, Nunley reveals the frequency with which owners preferred to keep the accused in bondage, which allowed them, behind the veil of paternalism, to continue to benefit from Black women's labor.
Carmen Amato, Meredith Lyons, Kelly Oliver: Mystery
FictionAuthors from Sisters In Crime Middle Tennessee will reveal the key ingredients of a mystery plot and call on the audience to help them create a compelling mystery series outline in real time.
Jane Lopes, Jonathan Ross: Non-Fiction, Wine
Food cultureThe landscape of Australian wine is cracking with new energy and historic traditions that make it one of the most exciting wine-producing countries in the world right now. But the scholarship on Australian wine hasn't always matched the output. How to Drink Australian corrects that.
Jeff Fasano: Music, Photography
MusicAmericana Portrait Sessions is the first photography book to take a comprehensive view of contemporary Americana music. The collection features intimate portraits that reveal the strength, heart, and soul of nearly two hundred great artists from the big tent that is Americana music, all shot through the expert lens of Jeff Fasano.
Mimi Herman, Jolene McIlwain: Fiction
FictionIn dusty villages, Appalachian Mountains, and seaside communities, the region comes alive with voices and tales in three novels.
Tui T. Sutherland: Middle Grade, Graphic Novel
FantasyThe #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to even greater heights with an all-new collection of stories and art from readers' favorite dragon world!
Yasmine Ali, Rachel Louise Martin, Emily Strasser: Non-Fiction, Tennesee History
Non-FictionA fire that led to the founding of FEMA. A school desegregation in a small Tennessee town. The secret community that helped build the atomic bomb. These gripping true stories make Tennessee history come alive.
Bradley Collins: Children's Picture Books
Children'sFrom Chrissy Metz, star of the hit NBC television show This Is Us, and Bradley Collins comes a gorgeous, heartwarming picture book of faith, prayer, and the loving bond between parent and child. Please note: Chrissy Metz's Festival appearance is canceled.
Brian Fairbanks: Non-Fiction, American History
HistoryJournalist Brian Fairbanks explores how the final showdown between David Duke and Edwin Edwards in November 1991 led to a major shift in our national politics, as well as the rise of the radical right and white supremacist groups, and how history repeated itself in the 2016 presidential election. The story of these political "wizards," almost forgotten by history, remains eerily prescient and disturbingly relevant, and a compulsive page-turner.
Mary Gauthier, Kevin Griffin, Ruta Sepetys: Essays, Creativity
EssaysCreativity is not a talent. The lead singer of a famous rock band, a bestselling and beloved Young Adult author, and a Grammy-nominated songwriter share their journeys with creativity, and how you can explore yours.
Dana Malone, Anna Laura Reeve, Lauren Suzanne: Poetry
PoetryMotherhood, grief, and joy are the heart of these new poetry collections.
Eddie Chuculate, Doan Phuong Nguyen: Middle Grade
MemoirThrough very personal experiences, these two middle grade authors tell stories about belonging and hope through hardship in fiction and memoir.
Jonathan Abrams, Langston Wilkins: Music, Hip Hop
MusicThe music that would come to be known as hip-hop was born at a party in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. Now, fifty years later, it's the most popular music genre in America.
Stacy Kranitz: Photography
PhotographyStacy Kranitz is an American photographer who works in the documentary tradition and lives in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Tennessee. She has made long-term personal projects about the Appalachian region and worked as an assignment photographer for magazines and newspapers. Kranitz's work is held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Harvard Art Museums.
Suzanne Craig Robertson: Non-Fiction, Death Penalty
Non-FictionDeeply poignant and astonishingly personal, this "moving story of a death in Tennessee" (Bill Moyers) shows hope can endure, grace can redeem, and humanity can exist--even in the darkest of places
Jay Wellons: Memoir, Medicine
MemoirIn All That Moves Us, Dr. Jay Wellons pulls back the curtain to reveal the profoundly moving triumphs, haunting complications, and harrowing close calls that characterize the life of a pediatric neurosurgeon, bringing the high-stakes drama of the operating room to life with astonishing candor and honest compassion.