Southern Women | Editors of Garden & Gun (Harper Wave)
Featuring essays, interviews, photos, and illustrations, this collection from Garden & Gun redefines what it means to be a Southern woman. Including the voices of world-famous entertainers like Sissy Spacek and Loretta Lynn as well as women who have been overlooked like Texas rancher Minnie Lou Bradley and quilter Mary Margaret Pettway, Southern Women tells the stories of women who have left a permanent mark on the region. (Available now.)
The Giver of Stars | Jojo Moyes (Pamela Dorman Books)
Set in Depression-era Kentucky, Moyes’ latest novel follows Alice Wright, an Englishwoman on the hunt for freedom. She marries an American man and settles in Kentucky only to find life just as suffocating there as it was in England. So when an opportunity appears to join a new traveling library, Alice takes it, setting off on a journey through the Kentucky mountains toward a life that, until then, had always felt out of reach. (Available now.)
My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress | Rachel DeLoache Williams (Gallery Books)
In this true story of a modern day globetrotting con artist, Knoxville-born writer Williams recounts her friendship with Anna Delvey, a self-proclaimed German heiress. The pair hit it off and Williams is immediately enthralled by the lavish world Delvey invites her into, including an all-expenses-paid trip to Marrakesh. But when Williams is mysteriously left footing the bill, a more sinister plot begins to unfold. (Available now.)
Three Flames | Alan Lightman (Counterpoint)
In Memphis-born Lightman’s story of a rural farming family in Cambodia, each family member must learn how to survive in the harsh patriarchal culture of not only their country but within their own home. Soon Sreypov, the youngest daughter, will have to be the one to challenge her father if she is to have any chance at a better future. (Available now.)