Acclaim Across the Pond
August 16, 2012 For an essayist whose work has a relatively short shelf life in the pages of various magazines, John Jeremiah Sullivan remarkably continues to win the favor of new audiences.
News & Notes
Many Shades of Success
August 10, 2012 Nashville novelist Ruta Sepetys has been in the literary news since the pre-publication reviews started pouring in last year for her young-adult novel, Between Shades of Gray. With the book’s paperback release, this momentum shows no signs of slowing.
Boiling in the Summer Heat
August 9, 2012 Knoxville novelist Christopher Hebert has been having a hot summer—in the best way possible. His debut novel, The Boiling Season, has been well received among critics and readers alike, and now Fiction Writers Review has caught on, recently publishing an interview with Hebert and choosing The Boiling Season as their Book of the Week.
An Especially Good Summer
August 8, 2012 At Chapter 16, we’re committed to highlighting Tennessee authors in the news, but if we were to report on every Ann Patchett headline, there would be almost no time left to report on any other writer in the state.
Reflections on the Fugitive Spirit
August 7, 2012 Native Nashvillian Madison Smartt Bell, a prolific writer and finalist for awards such as the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, among others, is no stranger to the troubled nature of the human heart. While his subjects range widely—from wartime Deep South to 9/11 New York City to Haiti in the midst of revolution—his philosophical focus on darker characters lying on the fringe of society has become a well-known and highly lauded trademark in his writing.
Wandering Down a New Road
August 2, 2012 Charlotte Pence, a Chapter 16 contributor who received her Ph.D. in creative writing from the University of Tennessee, has been busy lately.
