Chris McClain Johnson signs THREE GUESSES.

Three strangers, connected only by a mesmerizing painting named Three Guesses, embark on an extraordinary journey of friendship. Compelled by their agreement to communicate only by mail, Sam Brooks of Memphis, Tennessee, Richard Mabry of Phoenix, Arizona, and Pete Wren of New York City reveal surprisingly intimate, personal details in a series of letters over the course of seven years. Then, as each contends with critical turning points...

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Tim Lupinacci signs EVERYBODY LEADS.

In his first book, Tim Lupinacci, Chairman and CEO of Baker Donelson, draws on life lessons learned from more than thirty years of practicing law to unfold a comprehensive roadmap for better leadership. This is not just an advice book for the corporate world; Everybody Leads is aimed at anyone who wants to feel more in control of their own leadership journey and better able to cause positive change in the lives of others. Dive into topics like...

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Billy Loper signs BEYOND THE RUINED NIGHTS.

Sarah Silvergrove has spent two years trying to outpace the guilt she carries over the death of a friend. Living as a nomadic traveler and attached to no one, she discovers the Belhaven, a haunting library hidden in the ruins of a long abandoned city. It holds the secrets to commanding the world’s magic, and Sarah, now one of the few magic users not under the control of the struggling empire, sets out to build a new community in hopes of redemption...

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Sparky Reardon signs THE DEAN.

Over his thirty-six-year tenure at the University of Mississippi, Sparky Reardon penned letters, essays, and reflections chronicling his experiences working with students. In The Dean: Memoirs and Missives, Reardon offers a collection of his memories, thoughts, and insights from his time at Ole Miss. The book provides a window into the entertaining, challenging, humorous, and occasionally poignant moments of his career, touching on topics like Oxford, the University, sports, student life, Neil Armstrong and champagne, and his passion for writing and reminiscing....

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William Kelleher Storey signs THE COLONIALIST.

Mining magnate, politician, and imperialist, Cecil Rhodes had a larger-than-life impact on the development of Southern Africa and the extension of British imperial power. This critical biography of Rhodes elaborates his life and times, showing how his racist politics impacted mining, industry, transportation, warfare, and society, while discussing his controversial and enduring legacies...

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Susan Gregg Gilmore signs THE CURIOUS CALLING OF LEONARD BUSH.

When twelve-year-old Leonard Bush loses his leg in a freak accident, he decides to give his leg a proper burial in the hilltop cemetery of his East Tennessee town. This event somehow sets off a chain of miraculous and catastrophic events—upending the lives of Leonard’s rigidly God-fearing mother, June; his deeply conflicted father, Emmett; and his best friend, Azalea, and her mother, Rose, who is also the town prostitute...

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Patricia Lockwood signs WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU.

Amid a global pandemic, one young woman is trying to keep the pieces together – of her family, stunned by a devastating loss, and of her mind, left mangled and misfiring from a mystifying disease. She’s afraid of her own floorboards, and “WHAT IS LOVE? BABY DON’T HURT ME” plays over and over in her ears. She hates her friends, or more accurately, she doesn’t know who they are...

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Sparky Reardon signs THE DEAN.

Over his thirty-six-year tenure at the University of Mississippi, Sparky Reardon penned letters, essays, and reflections chronicling his experiences working with students. In The Dean: Memoirs and Missives, Reardon offers a collection of his memories, thoughts, and insights from his time at Ole Miss. The book provides a window into the entertaining, challenging, humorous, and occasionally poignant moments of his career, touching on topics like Oxford, the University, sports, student life, Neil Armstrong and champagne, and his passion for writing and reminiscing....

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John T. Edge signs HOUSE OF SMOKE.

The author of The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South tells his own story this time. Of growing up in a house wrecked by violence and a South haunted by racism. And of how his search for home led him to find escape and belonging through food. Until he realizes that gathering at table is just one small step toward reckoning...

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Jere Nash signs RECONSTRUCTION IN MISSISSIPPI, 1862-1877.

Throughout the ten-year period following the end of the Civil War, Mississippians responded to broader movements in the country, to changes in the national and international economy, and to congressional and presidential initiatives as they worked to recover from the devastation of war and pursue new expressions of freedom. Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1862–1877 is a compelling account of how Black Mississippians embraced this freedom and how white Mississippians could not...

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Todd Goddard signs DEVOURING TIME.

Devouring Time is the definitive biography of Jim Harrison—one of America’s most beloved writers—and a penetrating deep dive into the life of the talent behind Legends of the Fall, Dalva, and True North. Jim Harrison (1937–2016) was widely considered one of the finest voices of his generation. His twenty-one books of fiction and fourteen books of poetry influenced a generation of writers. Harrison helped to shape the course of contemporary American literature, revitalizing in particular the novella form, of which he was a recognized master....

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Jamie Harrison signs A RIVER DREAM.

In 1987, the painter and author and fly fisherman Russell Chatham, renowned for his stunning landscape paintings and his appetite for life, decided to take control of his own career by creating a publishing house in Livingston, Montana. As one does, at least if they are Russell Chatham. “Control” was probably the wrong concept—for the next five years, Clark City Press was the chaotic home of beautifully produced works by an eclectic, talented collection of writers and artists, many of them given a painting in lieu of a publishing advance....

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Sim Butler signs AND THE DRAGONS DO COME.

A gripping account of one family’s battle to protect their daughter against transphobia and hate in contemporary America. Our country stands at a critical cultural crossroads, with a wave of anti-trans legislation emerging at unprecedented levels targeting trans children, in particular, who face increasing stigmatization and erasure. Sim Butler’s And the Dragons Do Come is a poignant account of one family’s experience of parenting and supporting a trans child against this nightmarish backdrop....

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