Author event with E.A. Hanks

Parnassus Books and University School of Nashville are pleased to present an evening with E.A. Hanks in conversation with her father, Tom Hanks, as they discuss E.A.'s new book, The10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road.

This ticketed event will take place at University School of Nashville. The event starts at 6:30 PM. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets

Each ticket is $33.00 and comes with ONE general admission seat and ONE signed copy of The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road. Please note: there will not be a signing line for this event. Copies will be pre-signed, and no personalizations will be available.

Books may be picked up at the event or at Parnassus Books after the event. No books can be picked up before the event.

Parking at USN

There is limited free parking available in the USN 19th Ave and 21st Ave lots. There is additional street and paid parking on Grand Ave, Scarritt Place, and surrounding streets. Plan to arrive early to find a parking spot. We always recommend carpooling and using rideshares if possible.

About the author:

E.A. Hanks is the author of THE 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road. Formerly a staffer at Vanity Fair, she has contributed to Time, The Guardian, The New York Times, and others. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Follow her on Instagram @EAHanks.

About the book:

From Vanity Fair and The New York Times contributor comes a beautifully written, deeply felt memoir recounting the solo, cross-country journey she made along the Ten across the American southwest: a mission to uncover both what harrowing violence may or may not have happened to her late mother, but also, to look within and discover who she herself is--where her mother ends and she begins.

In her trusted loaded-up minivan "Minnie," E.A. Hanks follows the same route as a long-ago road trip with her mother in an attempt to better understand the complicated woman who gave her life. Along the way, as she follows her mother's diaries and her own recollections of the route, she begins to uncover secrets--some unexpectedly wonderful, and others darker and more violent than she ever imagined--that bring more questions than answers.

From the quiet expanses of White Sands National Park to the bustling streets of New Orleans, and the Texas-Mexico border to the swamps of the Florida panhandle, she interacts with the amazing breadth and diversity of the people that call these places home. Reckoning with the past, the present, her memories, and herself, Hanks brings us along a beautiful voyage towards understanding how the stories we tell about the places we're from ultimately become the stories we tell

About Tom Hanks:

Tom Hanks is an award-winning actor, producer and director. One of only two actors in history to win back-to-back Best Actor Academy Awards, Hanks has starred in over 40 films, including Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away, Big, Philadelphia, and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. With his production company, Playtone, Hanks has produced several award-winning TV series and films including John Adams, Band of Brothers and Olive Kitteridge, Mamma Mia, and Greyhound. Hanks has received AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

University School of Nashville, 2000 Edgehill Avenue, Nashville, United States