Word Burglars
In Strikingly Similar, Roger Kreuz dives into plagiarism scandals, past and present. He explains why we care — and don’t.
Q & A
Going Nuclear
The South has the most nuclear reactors — and the most radioactive waste — of any region in the United States. Radioactive Dixie uncovers their fascinating, complicated history.
Overcoming Obstacles
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” was a predominantly Black unit in the U.S. Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. Tonya Abari tells their heroic but underappreciated story in her latest picture book, The Six Triple Eight.
Many Visions of Liberation
Be Gay, Do Crime surveys the long history of queer defiance and resilience through a daily catalog of notable events and key figures. Zane McNeill, one of the book’s editors, answered questions from Chapter 16 about the research challenges of the project and how queer history can help the community hold on to joy.
Telling Old Stories in New Ways
In his memoir House of Smoke, Southern food writer and cultural commentator John T. Edge turns the spotlight on himself, seeking to understand his personal history and evolution. Edge will appear at The Rosecomb in Chattanooga on September 18, Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on October 16, the 2025 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October on 18-19, Novel in Memphis on October 22, and Parnassus Books in Nashville on October 27.
“I Can’t Tell a Story”
In October 2017, former U.S. poet laureate Charles Wright, a Tennessee native who grew up in Kingsport, paid a visit to East Tennessee State University for an interview and public reading. His lively conversation with fellow poet Jesse Graves was recorded and transcribed, and Chapter 16 is publishing it for the first time in honor of Wright’s 90th birthday.
