Book review: Communing with the dead is good business in Helene Dunbar’s ‘Prelude for Lost Souls’
Communing with the dead is good business in Helene Dunbar's 'Prelude for Lost Souls'
Chattanooga writer Natalie Lloyd talks about the end of her ‘Problim Children’ series
"Life would be so boring without danger," declares daredevil Mona Problim in "Island in the Stars," the third book in Natalie Lloyd's Problim Children fantasy series.
Book review: In ‘Zeus,’ dedicated service dog narrates funny guide to complicated world of humans
"A middle-school cafeteria contains every human smell there is," explains Zeus the German shepherd, a diabetic alert dog for an 11-year-old boy named Madden.
Book review: ‘Blue Marlin’ is a rollicking road trip through author Lee Smith’s own fictional history
The latest offering from iconic Southern writer Lee Smith is "Blue Marlin," a sweet and funny novella loosely based on her family history. Smith says in an afterword, "Of all the stories I've ever written, this one is dearest to me, capturing the essence of my own childhood."
Kristin O’Donnell Tubb’s young-adult novel ‘The Story Seeker’ considers the true value of stories
"What's the value of a story?" asks Viviani Joffre Fedeler, the protagonist of "The Story Seeker," the second entry in Kristin O'Donnell Tubb's New York Public Library series for middle-grade readers.
Review: Maryville author’s new YA novel examines racial conflict in 1960s Birmingham
In her new young-adult novel, "Welcome to Bombingham," Maryville, Tennessee, author Rhonda Lynn Rucker shines a spotlight on the systemic racism and unchecked violence that plagued the black community in early 1960s Birmingham, Alabama - the site of as many as 50 bombings over the two decades following World War II.
Book Review: Close bond between cousins is tested in Susan Beckham Zurenda’s debut novel
"BELLS FOR ELI" by Susan Beckham Zurenda (Mercer University Press, 280 pages, $25).
In new memoir, Pat Conroy’s widow pays tribute to the larger-than-life author and their 18 years together
"TELL ME A STORY: MY LIFE WITH PAT CONROY" by Cassandra King Conroy (William Morrow, 400 pages, $25).
Book Review: Natalie Lloyd’s ‘Problim Children’ filled with rollicking adventure, uncanny delights
"THE PROBLIM CHILDREN: CARNIVAL CATASTROPHE" by Natalie Lloyd (Katherine Tegan Books, 312 pages, $17).
Courage and persistence win the day in Natalie Lloyd’s delightful new fable for children
"This is how starlight feels," says 12-year-old Mallie Ramble: "Cool like wind, soft as a feather, special as a spoken wish."
