Author event with Lisa Patton

Wed Mar 04 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-06:00

Parnassus Books | Nashville

Parnassus Books
Publisher/HostParnassus Books
Author event with Lisa Patton
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Parnassus presents an evening with Lisa Patton, in conversation with Ariel Lawhon, to celebrate Lisa's new book, KISSING THE SKY.
About this Event

Parnassus Books is thrilled to present an evening with Lisa Patton, in conversation with Ariel Lawhon, to celebrate Lisa's new book, Kissing the Sky.

This ticketed event will take place at Parnassus Books (3900 Hilllsboro Pike, Suite 14, Nashville, TN 37215) on Wednesday, March 4th, at 6:30 PM.

Tickets:

$32.00 - includes one general admission seat and one signed hardcover copy of Kissing the Sky.

All books will be pre-signed, and there will be a signing line for personalizations after the event.

Parking:

There is ample free parking in front of the store, as well as in the lot and garage behind the store.

About the book:

From the bestselling author of Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter comes a soulful, nostalgic novel about a young woman coming of age in the '60s to the blare of the music that shaped a generation.

It's the summer of '69. While her peers revel in free love and rock and roll, Suzannah is home from college, sequestered inside her conservative Southern home. Her domineering father has condemned rock music and driven away her best friend. She's counting the days until fall.

But everything changes when her free-spirited best friend, Livy, resurfaces, urging Suzannah, a talented singer, to join her for three days of peace and music in upstate New York. Fed up with her father's rules and fearful for her brother's fate in Vietnam, Suzannah agrees to the road trip, sneaking off without her parents' knowledge.

Miles outside her comfort zone, the electrifying bedlam of Woodstock jolts her into a journey of self-transformation. But it's not all incense and peppermints. Suzannah's falling hard for Leon, a boy she meets at the festival, and the seductive bud of first love conceals a thorn of heartache. Lies uncover betrayal, and Livy's wild behavior leads to a startling revelation.

A nostalgic trip through the turbulent '60s, this is the story of a lovable heroine who lets go of the girl she was to embrace the woman she's becoming while she learns to lift her voice--for herself and perhaps for the world.

About the author:
Lisa Patton, the bestselling author of five novels, is a Memphis, Tennessee, native who spent time as a Vermont innkeeper until three subzero winters sent her speeding back down to the South. She has over twenty-five years of experience working in theater, radio, TV, and music, including a decade with Doobie Brother Michael McDonald, who, along with his wife Amy, helped Lisa cowrite and produce "If Not for You," an original song for Kissing the Sky. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Lisa is the proud mother of two sons, eight bonus children, and twelve grandchildren. She and her husband live in the rolling hills of Nashville with their four-legged furry son named Ziggy.

To find links to the original song "If Not for You," please visit Lisa's website at www.lisapatton.com or go to Amazon Music/Amy Holland "If Not for You." Connect with Lisa on Instagram, @lisapattonbooks, and on Facebook, Lisa Patton.author.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, United States

Tickets

USD 39.49

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