Michael Knight’s third novel seeks to make the comic campus story into something deeper
Knoxville novelist Michael Knight discusses the intersection of the personal and political in his third novel, At Briarwood School for Girls, set at a prep school in 1990s Virginia.
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Vivien Mildenberger paints a picture of an obscure Tennessee figure in the fight for women’s suffrage
Vivien Mildenberger illustrates The Voice That Won the Vote, Elisa Boxer’s account of Tennessee State Representative Harry Burn in 1920 and the letter from his mother that changed the course of U.S. history.
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Memphis writer Chanelle Benz shares her current reading list and the story that haunts her
A Q&A with Memphis writer Chanelle Benz launches a new feature at Chapter 16: “The Glorious Pastime,” an occasional series devoted to the reading lives of prominent Tennesseans. Benz, a novelist and short story writer, discusses her wide-ranging reading list and the book she hopes to read … someday.
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A determined girl saves lives in war-torn Poland
Sharon Cameron’s The Light in Hidden Places is a novelization of the true lifesaving deeds of Stefania Podgórska, who hid 13 Jews in a small attic during the Nazi occupation of Poland.
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Mark Greaney talks with Chapter 16 about his ninth Gray Man novel
In One Minute Out, thriller writer Mark Greaney confronts the real horror of modern-day sex slavery.
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After two Newbery Medals and more than 40 books, Lois Lowry writes her first book in verse
In On the Horizon, acclaimed children’s author Lois Lowry explores the history of World War II through the stories of those who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the bombing of Hiroshima. Chapter 16 talked with Lowry about writing in verse for the first time, what she thought of the film adaptation of The Giver, what surprises her about children’s literature after decades in the field, and more.
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