Best Nonfiction Book

Mary Laura Philpott is a Nashville treasure, and if you don’t believe me, take it from another Nashville treasure, Ann Patchett. The bestselling novelist and Parnassus Books co-owner said this of MLP’s essay collection I Miss You When I Blink: “It made me laugh, it made me cry. I miss it already.” If that sounds clichéd, consider the source again, and try to take the strands of your own life and spin them into a simultaneously lighthearted and poignant collection of individual yet coherent essays. I Miss You When I Blink is a bestselling book from a bookselling Nashvillian who has done as much as just about anyone in this city to promote the written word. As long as she’s writing and selling books, we’ll keep reading and buying them. STEVEN HALE

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