Andrew Donnelly digs into same-sex romantic affections in the 19th-century South
Confederate Sympathies analyzes the Civil War and its aftermath in the South by weaving histories of literature, politics, and sexuality. Its author, Andrew Donnelly, will be in conversation with Eva Payne at the bookstore Novel on April 28.
In Opinions, Roxane Gay grapples with the questions of our time
I’ve come to see that a person can be molded from the soil of many places
Julia Elliott’s stories teem with natural and supernatural creatures
The music industry can be murder in Michael Amos Cody’s thriller Streets of Nashville
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We cover novels set here; histories involving Tennessee events or locations; authors who live here, were born or educated here; and out-of-state writers when they give readings or participate in book signings anywhere in the state. We also publish original poems and essays by prominent Tennessee authors (including previews of their works in progress).
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