We Are All Good People Here by Susan Rebecca White (Atria Books) When Eve and Daniella meet in college they are both blind to the injustice raging around them in 1960s Atlanta. Their friendship is put to the test, however, when they begin to realize the world isn’t as fair as they thought. But when tragedy strikes Eve, she looks to Daniella for help starting over. As the years go by, the pair find their past now haunts their daughters in the latest novel by this Atlanta-based author. Available August 6.
Slanted: How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court by Simon Tam (Troublemaker Press) In addition to being the founder and front man of the world’s first and only all-Asian American dance rock band, Nashville-based musician Simon Tam can now add memoirist to his list of job titles. In his new book, Tam reveals how his band, The Slants, sparked a conversation around freedom of speech that took him all the way to the Supreme Court. Available now.
Biloxi by Mary Miller (Liveright) In her fourth book, Oxford, Mississippi-based author Mary Miller brings readers Louis, a sixty-three-year-old retiree slogging through life. Set in Biloxi, Louis’s days consist of avoiding his ex-wife in town and waiting on his friend to bring him leftover Chili’s. But then he adopts Layla, an overweight mutt who ends up winning Louis’s heart and forcing him to confront the state of his life. Available now.
Bethlehem by Karen Kelly (St. Martin’s Press) Joanna agrees to move into her husband’s family’s home if it will help straighten out her marriage. Her mother-in-law, however, is less than hospitable. As Joanna uncovers untold tragedies in the home, she begins to see there is more to her mother-in-law than meets the eye. Written by Vanderbilt alumna Karen Kelly, this multi-generational saga, alternating between the 1920s and 1962, is part love story and part mystery. Available now.
