In the inaugural video, Kim Baldwin checks in with Mary Laura Philpott, author of the brand-new memoir, Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives (April 2022), which has been named a New York Times editor’s choice, an Indie Next pick by booksellers nationwide, an Amazon Editor’s Choice selection, and a best book of the spring or most anticipated book of the year by publications ranging from the Washington Post to TODAY.com, among others. She is also the author of the national bestseller I Miss You When I Blink — which was named one of NPR’s Favorite Books of 2019 and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. Her writing has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and other publications. Additionally, Mary Laura is a former bookseller and was an Emmy-winning co-host of A Word on Words, the literary interview program on Nashville Public Television. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family.

Find Mary Laura at marylauraphilpott.com and follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Signed copies of Bomb Shelter are available in-store and online at Parnassus Books. Listen on audio at Libro.fm. Use code LADYLAND at checkout for a discount on a new membership.