ON MARCH 7 →
Parton, a singing and songwriting angel sent by God to console suffering humanity and also the living embodiment of everything still good and right about America, is set to release her first novel. It’s a thriller co-authored by tireless best- seller machine James Patterson—his last boldface name co-author was former President Bill Clinton—titled Run, Rose, Run. Per Dolly’s website, the book will tell the story of what sounds like a pretty Dolly-esque character, a rising Nashville star and writer of “heart-wrenching songs” who is trying to stay one step ahead of “a brutal secret she has tried desperately to hide” (and really, who among us isn’t?). At the same time, Dolly will also release an album of songs tied to the book, her first new album of self-penned material in five years.
—P.C.