New: Stuart Squirrel Learns a Lesson by Sandra D. Aldrich
Illustrated by Ryan Webb
In the story of Stuart the Squirrel, you will see how Stuart chooses the easy way of finding food while learning that going the easy route is not always best. Stuart’s story is a great start in spreading the word that people should eat people food and wild animals should eat wild foods.
Fountain City: People Who Made a Difference
by J.C. (Jim) Tumblin
New in May: The history of Knoxville’s most fiercely independent community in the stories of 56 extraordinary citizens. From pioneers to civic leaders and selfless heros. If the history of a community is written in the lives of its people, and it is, then Fountain City has a very rich history and many worthy role models for meeting the challenges of its future.
$25 Fountain City – Tumblin
A Haunted History of Knoxville
hanged killers, reanimated corpses, tragic fires, cold-blooded murder, and sweet revenge
by Laura Still
Storyteller Laura Still has explored graveyards and haunted houses all over the city to create the definitive guide to Knoxville’s ghostly history and lingering spirits .
$19.95 (Stony River Media)
A Haunted History of Knoxville
Buddy: Dog of the Smoky Mountains
by Bill Landry
Buddy may be the best known dog in the Smoky Mountains. This is a story for everyone. Buddy demonstrates life’s lessons children of all ages can enjoy and appreciate. It’s the story of . . . well, a dog’s life of being a dog.
Buddy – Dog of the Smoky Mountains
Appalachian Tales & Heartland Adventures
by Bill Landry
Stories from twenty-five years of the most successful East Tennessee TV show. The highly-acclaimed memoir by Bill Landry, the voice and face of The Heartland Series on WBIR, Channel 10. The book features 100 stories and 200 photographs about the Series.
Over 25 years, the Heartland team produced 1,900 shorts and 50 half-hour specials, receiving four Emmy awards including two for Landry’s direction
ISBN:9780981923888
$45
Appalachian Tales – hardcover
ISBN: 9780981923871
$25
Appalachian Tales – softcover
Tellin’ It for the Truth
by Bill Landry
Bill Landry’s second collection features 16 stories, many of which have never been published. They include his longer favorite stories about a race riot and a life and death outdoor adventure. It even includes an epic poem about a love sick one-armed, one-legged Pirate, named Paddy O’Dea. According to Landry, “All great stories once told are told again.”
Landry has written these stories hoping to please his fans, readers, the public, and his creditors! He hopes to spend the remainder of his life retired on some remote island or a swamp.
tellinitTellin’ It for the Truth – hardcover
tellinitTellin’ It for the Truth – softcover