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Now Is Not The Time To Panic by Kevin Wilson

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Now Is Not The Time To Panic

Author
Kevin Wilson
Narrator
Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Wilson
Publisher
W. F. Howes Ltd
Publish Date
12 March 2026
Run Time
6 hours 12 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Rating
3.0 (1 review)

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What to expect

Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner - is determined to make it through yet another sad summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke, a talented artist who is as lonely and awkward as she is. As romantic and creative sparks begin to fly, Frankie and Zeke make an unsigned poster that becomes unforgettable to anyone who sees it. Copies of their work are everywhere in town, and rumours fly about who might be behind the ubiquitous posters. Soon, the mystery has dangerous repercussions that spread further afield, and the art that brought Frankie and Zeke together now threatens to tear them apart. Twenty years later, Frances Eleanor Budge - famous author, mother to a wonderful daughter, wife to a loving husband - gets a call that threatens to upend everything: a journalist asks if Frances might know something about the Coalfield Panic of 1996. Could Frances' past destroy the life she has so carefully built?

User Reviews

Book 3.0

Narration 4.0

  • 3.0 4.0

    This was a odd book to listen to - read for a reading challenge (GR) aka the author’s afterwords make me see the book in a different light I think but still an odd one!

    RTFbookworm 2026-08-25

Details
Author
Kevin Wilson
Narrator
Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Wilson
Duration
6 hours 12 minutes
Release Date
12 March 2026
ISBN
9781004205752
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
W. F. Howes Ltd
Rating
3.0(1 review)
Narration
4.0(1 review)

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner - is determined to make it through yet another sad summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke, a talented artist who is as lonely and awkward as she is. As romantic and creative sparks begin to fly, Frankie and Zeke make an unsigned poster that becomes unforgettable to anyone who sees it. Copies of their work are everywhere in town, and rumours fly about who might be behind the ubiquitous posters. Soon, the mystery has dangerous repercussions that spread further afield, and the art that brought Frankie and Zeke together now threatens to tear them apart. Twenty years later, Frances Eleanor Budge - famous author, mother to a wonderful daughter, wife to a loving husband - gets a call that threatens to upend everything: a journalist asks if Frances might know something about the Coalfield Panic of 1996. Could Frances' past destroy the life she has so carefully built?

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