Finding history in the ordinary
In I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month, Harvard professor Jarvis R. Givens interrogates how historical consciousness should be grounded in everyday life.
Archer Sullivan’s debut novel is a story of missing children and much more
Television news commentator Joy-Ann Reid dips into the history of the Black freedom struggle
W.M. Akers’ To Kill a Cook serves up a mystery set in the restaurants of 1972 New York
George Saunders revisits the fraught relationship between life and death
Ways to Support the WorkChapter 16, launched in October 2009, is an online journal about books, writers, and literary events in Tennessee and serves as the state affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.
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).
Your donations help us continue to engage in the stories of the past and present to build a better future for Tennesseans. Contributions help make Chapter16 possible and ensure it remains free for the community. Individual gifts, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships help connect communities through shared stories and allow us all to build a better future for all Tennesseans.
