Suzanne Van Atten

1 week ago | ajc.com | Suzanne Van Atten

Atlanta native Rob Franklin has delivered a dazzling literary debut with his novel “Great Black Hope” (Summit Books, $28.99), a zeitgeisty social commentary on race and class among a rarefied subculture of New York City and its intersection with the legal system and the media. Think “Bonfire of the Vanities” meets “Bright Lights, Big City” for the pre-pandemic era. Smith is a gay, Black Stanford grad from a wealthy family in Atlanta, working at a startup in Manhattan.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Suzanne Van Atten

There was a time from the mid-to-late-’90s when you couldn’t turn on the radio without hearing recording artist Alanis Morissette blaring from the speakers. Tracks like “You Oughta Know” and “Ironic” from “Jagged Little Pill,” her chart-topping, Grammy-winning album that would go on to sell more than 30 million copies, were ubiquitous on the airwaves. With Morissette’s defiant delivery and message of empowerment, it’s no surprise she became a Gen X touchstone, particularly for women.

3 weeks ago | macon.com | Suzanne Van Atten

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the publishing industry will release more than 40 new books with Southern connections, be they set in the South, about the South or written by Southern authors. Winnowing that down to a manageable list of recommended titles proved challenging this year. So, in addition to our top 10 most highly anticipated books of the season, we've included 10 bonus titles from the full-to-bursting genres of nonfiction and thrillers.

3 weeks ago | ajc.com | Suzanne Van Atten

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the publishing industry will release more than 40 new books with Southern connections, be they set in the South, about the South or written by Southern authors. Winnowing that down to a manageable list of recommended titles proved challenging this year. So, in addition to our top 10 most highly anticipated books of the season, we’ve included 10 bonus titles from the full-to-bursting genres of nonfiction and thrillers.

4 weeks ago | ajc.com | Suzanne Van Atten

In light of the current state of affairs (pick one: the government, the economy, climate change, war, etc.), I find myself gravitating these days toward books that entertain and comfort. And one of the tropes I find most comforting in fiction is the found family — stories about an odd assemblage of unrelated people who come together to form an awkward but loving unit. Tennessee author Kevin Wilson’s new novel is kind of the opposite of that, but it has the same effect.