Asheville's Pisgah Press, LLC, will launch Michael Amos Cody's new novel, Gabriel's Songbook, with a reading and performance of his original songs.

A living portrait of the artist as a wayward musician, this story of a musician whose talent carries him from the hills of Appalachia to the grime and glamour of Nashville and back home again. Gritty and lyrical, rock ’n’ roll and old-time country, it transports the reader deep into that age-old dream of making the big time, and shows us the beauty and pathos that lurks underneath.

In the words of Jeff Mann, author of Country, "Artistic ambition, first love, small-town Appalachian life, the image-obsessed machinations of the Nashville music industry: all ring so authentic, so true. Michael Amos Cody’s first novel is gripping, poignant, and unforgettable."