CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center will host a book launch for Sharon Mabry’s debut novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22.
Mabry will read from the novel in the theatre at 1:30 p.m. and sign books afterwards. The Seasons Museum store will have books for sale at the event. Mabry’s book has received advanced author praise from local authors Paula Wall and Barry Kitterman, as well as other authors.
“The Postmaster’s Daughter is a haunting Southern requiem that will play in your mind long after the book has closed,” said Paula Wall, author of The Rock Orchard and The Wilde Women.
Mabry’s debut novel is published by local, independent publisher, Thorncraft Publishing, and is scheduled for release worldwide on Oct. 20, 2022.
“A young girl with an otherworldly aptitude for telling stories, a house full of sisters and brothers who might have grown up next door to Louisa Mae Alcott, a stable of classic automobiles, all described with a fitting reverence … and murder. If that isn’t enough, try keeping to your diet after reading Sharon Mabry’s descriptions of southern cooking in The Postmaster’s Daughter. There’s something here for anyone who loves to read a book on a rainy afternoon,” said Barry Kitterman, author of From the San Joaquin: Stories.
Prior to novel-writing, Mabry, who is an award-winning mezzo-soprano soloist and recording artist, premiered works by more than 40 composers and made nine critically acclaimed recordings. She is the author of two books about music, Exploring Twentieth-Century Vocal Music (Oxford Univ. Press, 2002, 2009) and The Performing Life: A Singer’s Guide to Survival (Scarecrow Press, Rowman & Littlefield, 2012).
In addition, Mabry established a long tenure as professor of music at Austin Peay State University, where she received the university’s highest award for creativity (the Richard M. Hawkins Award) and for teaching (the Distinguished Professor Award). Sharon Mabry is an East Tennessee native from Newport, TN. She currently lives in Clarksville, TN. The Postmaster’s Daughter is her first novel. More information about Mabry and her novel is available at www.thorncraftpublishing.com.