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Parnassus Books

Nashville, TN

Author-Owned Woman-Owned

Parnassus Books is an independent bookstore located in Nashville, Tennessee. Owned by bestselling author Ann Patchett, Parnassus stocks the best selections of literature, non-fiction, children’s, local interests, and the arts. The store also boasts an extensive local author section.

Staff Picks

Parnassus bookseller staff picks, updated monthly! Visit parnassusmusing.net for a full list of our recs. Here are...

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The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese
Bookseller pick
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
Yellowface
R. F. Kuang
The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Seventh Veil of Salome
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
We Solve Murders
Richard Osman
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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The God of the Woods
Liz Moore
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The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Guncle
Steven Rowley
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Same As It Ever Was
Claire Lombardo
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The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz
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The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
The City in Glass
Nghi Vo
Hexed by Emily McIntire
Hexed
Emily McIntire
New release
Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura
Temple of Swoon
Jo Segura
Bookseller pick
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
P. Djèlí Clark
On sale
The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter
The Blonde Identity
Ally Carter
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Havoc by Christopher Bollen
Havoc
Christopher Bollen
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Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Arsenic and Adobo
Mia P. Manansala
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Vanishing Treasures by Katherine Rundell
Vanishing Treasures
Katherine Rundell
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The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green
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The Wager by David Grann
The Wager
David Grann
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
Rashid Khalidi
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A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings
A Well-Trained Wife
Tia Levings
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The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
The Third Gilmore Girl
Kelly Bishop
32 Yolks by Eric Ripert & Veronica Chambers
32 Yolks
Eric Ripert & Veronica Chambers
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Knife by Salman Rushdie
Knife
Salman Rushdie
Bookseller pick
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
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