Podcasts

Recorded live at the Laurel Theater in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 20, 2009. In this episode, RB Morris — first introduced by Agee scholar and editor Michael Lofaro and then in performance with Hector Qirko — reads the “Dream Intro” from the new revision of James Agee’s novel, “A Death in the Family.”

In this session from the 2009 Southern Festival of Books, William Ferris discusses his new book, Give My Poor Heart Ease, and plays portions of historic audio recordings of blues music, following Highway 61 from Mississippi. This session was recorded live at the Senate Chambers of the State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee on October 10, 2009. For more podcasts, visit our feed at www.chapter16.org/podcast.xml

In this session from the 2009 Southern Festival of Books, Kathryn Stockett reads from and discusses her novel, The Help, talks about the novel’s international readership, and confesses her childhood fear of the school librarian. This session was recorded live at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on October 10, 2009. For more podcasts, visit our feed at www.chapter16.org/podcast.xml

In this session from the 2008 Southern Festival of Books, author Ann Patchett reads from and discusses her latest book, Run. This session was recorded live at the House Chambers of the State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee on October 12, 2008. For more podcasts, visit our feed at http://www.chapter16.org/podcast.xml.

In this session from the 2008 Southern Festival of Books, author David Maraniss reads from and discusses his latest book, Rome 1960: The Olympics that Changed the World. This session was recorded live at the House Chambers of the State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee on October 11, 2008. For more podcast episodes, visit our feed at http://www.chapter16.org/podcast.xml.