Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Christoph Irmscher

Existing Within Each Moment

Wei Tchou’s experimental memoir speaks several languages at once

Wei Tchou’s Little Seed weaves the author’s personal history with forays into the natural history of ferns, creating a deeply unconventional memoir.

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The Aroma of Life

Theresa Levitt’s Elixir chronicles an early collaboration between perfumers and chemists

In Elixir, historian Theresa Levitt shows how perfumers and chemists in revolutionary and post-revolutionary France set out to unveil the mystery of life. Levitt will discuss the book at Novel in Memphis on December 5.

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