and it's awesome: Big Boi! Robyn! Matt and Kim! Weezy! Loretta Lynn! The Decemberists! Mumford and Sons! That sound you hear is a million people Expedia-ing flights to Manchester, Tennessee.
History-laden thrillers, intellectual capers, a romantic heroine with a Ph.D, a murder mystery penned by a MacArthur Genius: This summer’s best books — many of which have local authors and settings — are equal parts brainy and beachy.