REVIEWS
"The Ballad of The Lost Dogs of East Nashville is a wonderfully written testament to what it means to be human in a broken yet hope-filled world. Thompson's characters come alive as they form a community that is a taste of heaven on earth. East Nashville is where we all live, between now and eternity, dwelling in the relationships we create..."
—Quentin Schultze, Professor of Communication Emeritus, Calvin University, author of You'll Shoot Your Eye Out! Life Lessons from the Movie 'A Christmas Story'
"A charming book with likable characters and a story that isn't rushing the reader along. If you're a Nashvillian, the scenery is familiar, and the accuracy of time and place is spot on. Thompson has created a cast of characters you start caring about as soon as the pages turn. That's because it seems likely that the author cares about them too. Maybe it's because I read the book during the holiday season, but "The Ballad of the Lost Dogs of East Nashville" has all the feel-goodness of a timely holiday movie."
—Phil Madeira, Songwriter, Producer, Musician with Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, etc.
"Thompson did much more than create a fictional band on these pages; he invited you and me to join one. And any book that features Bono & the Beatles, a benefit concert & Bonnaroo, Bobs Dylan & Marley, and the Beatles & biscuits, is for me. Stevie Wonder famously sang, 'Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.' Thankfully for all of us JJT speaks it fluently."
—Rob Birks, Salvation Army Krock Center, San Diego