Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Caroline Siegrist

Crisis Management

Dr. Alex Jahangir recalls the early days of Nashville’s battle with COVID-19

In his memoir Hot Spot, Dr. Alex Jahangir recounts his experiences leading Nashville’s COVID-19 Task Force. Dr. Jahangir will appear at the 2022 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 14-16.

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A Demand for Justice

Activist Justin Jones recounts the 2020 occupation of Nashville’s Legislative Plaza

A rising star in the fight for racial justice, Nashvillian Justin Jones chronicles his activism in a new memoir, The People’s Plaza: Sixty-Two Days of Nonviolent Resistance. Jones will appear at Fisk University on August 11 and at the 2022 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 14-16.

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Sinners List

How do we reconcile a belief in forgiveness with years of public shaming?

It’s Georgia law that sex offenders register with the state each year, but in Blue Ridge, the local paper also publishes current and former offenders, with their name, age, and photo. And there was Harold, with his big, bumpy nose and kind eyes.

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