Patti Callahan observes that “we read historical fiction because these stories help us today,” and her novel Surviving Savannah could not be more perfect for this moment. A gripping historical tale that is split between the 1838 sinking of the U.S.S. Pulaski and the modern day, Surviving Savannah is a novel about love, tragedy and “how…
For John Herbers, the Civil Rights Movement was not just a pivotal, historic moment for the country but a deeply personal one, as well. Herbers describes his experiences as a reporter covering the Civil Rights Movement in the newly published memoir Deep South Dispatch: Memoir of a Civil Rights Journalist, cowritten with his daughter Anne…
Joshilyn Jackson’s seventh novel, The Opposite of Everyone (William Morrow), is a poignant, humorous story about family, love and the connective power of stories. Paula Vauss is a ruthless Atlanta divorce attorney with a heart-wrenching childhood she prefers to forget. She’s been successful in putting the past behind her until she receives a troubling note from her…
In the small town of Spencerville, Virginia, Rocky, the protagonist of Ed Tarkington’s debut novel Only Love Can Break Your Heart, idolizes his brother Paul. Paul is an anti-authoritarian charmer beloved by his peers and hated by most adults. Paul’s habits of smoking in the house, listening to Bowie and driving around town with his…
We don’t often align ambulances and all that happens inside them with humor, but Kevin Hazzard’s memoir, A Thousand Naked Strangers (Simon & Schuster) does just that. Expanded from Hazzard’s blog of the same name, this memoir’s account of life as a Grady hospital paramedic is as funny as it is revelatory. Hazzard will be talking about his…
For more than 20 years, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta has gathered the Atlanta community to celebrate the year’s best books. Encompassing more than 40 authors, this year’s Book Festival, which will run from November 5 to 22 at the MJCCA in Dunwoody, will offer talks, conversations between writers and local celebrities, panel…
Geraldine Brooks’ The Secret Chord (Viking) is at once a riveting historical novel and a penetrating insight into one of the Bible’s most famous characters. Wielding her painterly prose, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author tells the story of King David’s rise from neglected shepherd to dazzling monarch through the eyes of the prophet Nathan. Brooks, whose…
Rick Bragg’s collection of essays My Southern Journey is a love song to the South. Collected from years of writing — some pieces appeared in Southern Living, Smithsonian, and Bon Appetit magazines — the articles portray and investigate the nuances of Bragg’s home region. Born in the Appalachian foothills in northern Alabama, Bragg was reared on…
Karen Abbott’s keen eye for discovering diverting stories in the dust of history is on full display in her latest book Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy. Wars are fought (mainly) by men, but Abbott’s exploration of four women during the Civil War argues that women can be just as instrumental in influencing the outcomes of battles….
In Land of Enchantment, Liza Wieland explores the ways art creates connections. Told in interconnecting storylines about three women artists, the novel braids a delicate tale of loneliness, love and the transformative power of art. Brigid Schumann is 17 years old and pregnant. She is also a talented painter. Her decision to give her daughter…
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