Companion Album to 2022 Nashville Set Novel Written with Bestselling Author James Patterson!

Dolly Parton has teamed up with the world's bestselling author, James Patterson, to write a new book. Run, Rose, Run, Dolly's first-ever novel, will be published in March 2022. An album of the same name, consisting of twelve original songs by Dolly, will be released in conjunction with the book. The novel also includes lyrics to the songs, which are essential to the story. This dual release will mark the first time a No. 1 bestselling author and an entertainment icon have collaborated on a book and an album.

Set in Nashville, Run, Rose, Run is a novel about a young woman who comes to country music's capital city to pursue her music-making dreams. The source of her heart-wrenching songs is a brutal secret she has tried desperately to hide, but the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future – even if it means destroying everything she has worked for. Pairing Patterson's brilliant character-building and dramatic skills with Dolly's unparalleled insight into the music world's star-making machinery, Run, Rose, Run is sure to be the blockbuster novel of 2022. Fans will also be able to listen to original songs inspired by the book and written, performed, and produced by Dolly. The companion Run, Rose, Run album was co-produced by Richard Dennison and Tom Rutledge.

"I cannot be more excited about the release of my very first novel ‘Run, Rose, Run' with the great James Patterson," Dolly shared. "I also have a new [album] to go along with the book. All new songs written based on the characters and situations in the book. I hope you enjoy the book and the songs as much as we've enjoyed putting it together." Patterson adds, "It's been an honor – and a hell of a lot of fun – to work with the inimitable Dolly Parton, whom I've long admired for her music, her storytelling, and her enormous generosity. The mind-blowing thing about this project is that reading the novel is enhanced by listening to the album and vice versa. It's a really unique experience that I know readers (and listeners) will love."