Hill Women by Cassie Chambers (Ballantine Books)
Before graduating from Yale College and Harvard Law School, Cassie Chambers grew up in the hollers of eastern Kentucky. Surrounded by poverty and decay, Chambers managed to beat the odds and explore life beyond the mountains. Inspired by the strength of her grandmother, mother and aunt, she later returned to provide free legal services to fellow rural Kentucky women. In Hill Women, Chambers recounts these experiences, breaking down myths about the region and revealing just how strong its people are. (Available now.)
All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
In Attenberg’s latest novel, Victor is on his deathbed, and Alex, his daughter, has arrived in New Orleans to unearth all the family secrets. Barbra, Alex’s mother, is doing everything she can to make sure that doesn’t happen. The rest of the family is coming unglued in their own special ways. As everyone wrestles with the truth about Victor—that he is a toxic, power-abusing man—the family has to find a way forward. (Available now.)
Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy by Cassandra King Conroy (William Morrow)
When Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides, died in 2016, the South lost one of its most beloved writers. Now Conroy’s widow, novelist Cassandra King Conroy, reflects on their unexpected and later-in-life romance and their 18 years together in her new memoir. (Available now.)
Road Sides by Emily Wallace (University of Texas Press)
Durham-based author and illustrator Emily Wallace combines two of America’s favorite pastimes—eating and roadtripping—into one colorful collection. Using Wallace’s guide as a map, readers can cruise around the South, hopping from one detour and destination to another enjoying tons of good food and fun factoids. (Available now.)