Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Ron Wynn

Music From Many Roots

A companion book elegantly encapsulates the documentary series Country Music

Country Music: An Illustrated History, a companion book to the PBS documentary series Country Music, chronicles country’s evolution and emergence as a musical form with broader reach and inclusion than many might think.

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A Family History Writ Large

Raye Springfield’s story is also the story of Haywood County, Tennessee

Some family stories rise past anecdote to the level of history. Case in point: the amazing tale documented in the newly released second edition of The Legacy of Tamar: Courage, Faith, and the Common Road of Hope in a West Tennessee Community by Nashville attorney Raye Springfield.

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Poetry at Gunpoint

The new novel by James E. Cherry is a thriller with the soul of poetry

edgeofthewindcover2In Edge of the Wind, a compelling and disturbing new novel, poet James E. Cherry explores the connection between jazz and poetry—and between racism and mental illness.

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