On Sunday, May 24, Union Ave Books will host a Drive-By Book Launch for the debut novel, THE ILLUSION OF LEAVING, by Jeannette Brown.
The coronavirus has made it impossible to hold the standard book launch where people gather inside the bookstore for a reading and signing by the author.
The Drive-By Launch will be held in front of the bookstore on Union Avenue from noon until 2:00 p.m. Customers can prepay on the store’s website or with a credit card. Brown will be on hand to sign her book. She and the booksellers will be masked, gloved, and six feet away from each other. Customers will stay in their cars.
Following the Launch, Cindy Moffett, President of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild, will interview Jeannette Brown via Zoom. The interview is scheduled for 2:30.
This is the first time a book launch has been held in this fashion as a response to the virus.
THE ILLUSION OF LEAVING, from the Texas Review Press, became available on May 1. Set in Texas, the book is getting rave reviews:
“. . . captures small town pettiness and grace, where grudges get held for a lifetime, and love sometimes rides out of the blue to our rescue.”
— Michael Gills, author of The House Across from the Deaf School
“THE ILLUSION OF LEAVING calls readers to consider their own versions of the past as they travel with Jamie through her engaging story, told with a mix of humor and self-reflection.”
— Chapter16.org
“THE ILLUSION OF LEAVING is humorous, life-affirming, and a fantastic read for our times right now.”
— Austin Liti Limits
Drive-By Book Launch for THE ILLUSION OF LEAVING by Jeannette Brown, Sunday, May 24, from noon to 2:00, Zoom interview at 2:30
