
August '25 Pick
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood
Ashley Jordan
A playwright must grapple with her difficult year and writer’s block while falling for the single dad living next door in this emotional debut novel from Ashley Jordan. Eve Ambroise...
From Our Book Lover-In-Chief
Say hello to our August 2025 Reeses Book Club pick: Once Upon a Time in Dollywood by Ashley Jordan!
A LitUp Fellow turned debut author, Ashley’s voice is vibrant, funny, and full of heart. I read this in one sitting, it’s that good!


FROM THE AUTHOR
Ashley Jordan
Ashley Jordan (she/her) is a millennial from Atlanta by way of Brooklyn. She attended Spelman College, obtaining a degree in Psychology and a lifelong love and appreciation for women’s stories. While she currently works in public health, she has embraced writing as a hobby since penning her first short story in second grade. When Ashley isn’t at the day job or writing, she is either at a Beyoncé concert, rewatching Mad Men, or arguing about basketball with anyone who will listen. In 2023, she became a Reese’s Book Club LitUp Fellow.
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