THE DEVIL
THREE TIMES
By Rickey Fayne, $30
Yetunde awakens aboard a
slave ship en route to the
United States with the spirit
of her dead sister as her only
companion. Desperate to
survive the hell that awaits her
at their destination, Yetunde
finds help in an unexpected
form-the Devil himself.
The Devil, seeking a way to
reenter the pearly gates of
heaven, grants her a piece of
his supernatural power. In
return, Yetunde makes a bargain
that will extend far beyond
her mortal lifespan. Over
the next 175 years, the Devil
visits Yetunde's descendants
in their darkest hour of need,
offering each of them his own
version of salvation. Steeped
in the spiritual traditions
and oral history of the Black
diaspora, The Devil Three
Times is a baptism by fire and
water, heralding a new voice in
American fiction.
Novel will host rural West
Tennessee native Rickey Fayne for
a discussion and booksigning on
Saturday, May 24 at 2pm.

RUN FOR
THE HILLS
By Kevin Wilson,
$28.99
Ever since her dad left them
twenty years ago, it's just been
Madeline Hill and her mom
on their farm in Coalfield,
Tennessee. Then one day
Reuben Hill pulls up in a PT
Cruiser and informs Madeline
that he believes she's his half
sister. Reuben-left behind by
their dad thirty years ago-has
hired a detective to track down
their father and a string of other
half siblings. And he wants Mad
to leave her home and join him
for the craziest kind of road
trip imaginable to find them all.
Infused with deadpan wit, zany
hijinks, and enormous heart,
Run for the Hills is a sibling
story like no other-a novel
about a family forged under the
most unlikely circumstances and
united by hope in an unknown
future.
Novel will host Kevin Wilson for
a discussion and booksigning on
Friday, May 16 at 6pm.

WORLD WITHOUT
END: ESSAYS ON
APOCALYPSE
AND AFTER
By Martha Park, $24
In illustrated essays, Park's
debut explores the intersections
of faith, motherhood, and the
climate crisis across the South
and chronicles the ways the
faith in which she was raised
now seems like an exception to
the rule, exploring this divide
with compassion and empathy.
For fans of Margaret Renkl
and Lisa Wells, World Without
End considers the ways religion
shapes how we understand and
interact with the world-and
how faith can compel us all to
work to save the places we love.
Novel will host Memphis writer
and illustrator Martha Park in
conversation with David Waters
for a launch party to celebrate the
release of World Without End
on Tuesday, May 6 at 6pm.

BODOCK: STORIES
By Robert Busby, $30
In 1994, the real Mid-South
Ice Storm strikes the fictitious
town of Bodock in Claygardner
County, Mississippi. In the
wake of the storm, what is left
unbroken, and what broken
things can be rebuilt? Hailed
by Maurice Carlos Ruffin as
"leaving no feeling untouched,"
Robert Busby's debut balances
grit with heart, violence with
depth, and tragedy with humor.
Novel will host a launch party for
Memphis author Robert Busby on
Tuesday, June 3 at 6pm.