If you’ve never made it to the Southern Festival of Books, you are missing out on one of Nashville’s best cultural offerings.  This year’s festival takes place on October 8-10 (you can find further details at http://www.tn-humanities.org/festival/index.php).  Here are just a few of the authors that I’m looking forward to seeing:

Going Away Shoes
By Jill McCorkle

If you get to see Jill McCorkle at a reading, her sarcastic charm and gorgeous accent will give you a whole new appreciation for her work.

Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing
By Lydia Peelle

 These authentic and heartache-inducing stories are by an East Nashvillian.

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
By Helen Simonson

 This is a restrained but very funny British comedy of manners.  I predict that Simonson’s appearance will be a sleeper hit of the festival.

-Beth