A Publication of Humanities Tennessee

Nashville’s Streetcars and Interurban Railways 

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
128 pages
$27.99


“On April 30, 1889, Nashville became one of the earliest cities served by electric street railways, developing a 70-mile system by 1915…”

-from the publisher

A Conjuring of Light 

Tor Books
624 pages
$25.99


“Flawless prose…the bittersweet conclusion is a fitting one for a fantastic,emotionally rich series that redefines epic.” 

Publishers Weekly

River of Time 

Center Street
320 pages
$27


River of Time brings a message of hope to the millions of Americans who suffer from emotional illness. I recommend it.” 

– Andrew Weil, M.D. 

Normal’s Just a Cycle on a Washing Machine 

Epb Publishing
131 pages
$14.98


“A memoiristic collection that shines with quiet strength.”

Kirkus Reviews

Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer’s 

eLectio Publishing
232 pages
$15.97


“Susan Cushman writes with clarity and grace about the gnarled pathways between her and her mother, and about the terrible disease that holds a surprising grace within its irrevocable sadness…It’s a book that will touch your heart.”

 -Lee Martin, author of From Our House and Such a Life

John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
246 pages
$43.09


“This one, originally started as a collaboration with Jim O’Neal, is a very easy read indeed. It flows beautifully and sweeps the reader along effortlessly….The bibliography is impressively thorough. Heartily recommended.”

-Blues & Rhythm

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