A Bookstore Phoenix?
After thirty-two years in business, The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis has announced that it is closing. But readers in Memphis have good reason to hope the disaster can still be reversed.
News & Notes
Book People Are the Best People
When Stephanie Appell, manager of the young-readers department at Parnassus Books, was diagnosed breast cancer, her colleagues planned a unique fundraiser to help with her medical bills: more than a hundred authors around the country have each decorated–and signed–a ceramic piggy bank to auction at the Bank on Booksellers fundraiser.
Welcome Home, Caroline
Nashville native Caroline Randall Williams will be the new writer-in-residence at Fisk University, a post her grandfather also served.
Humanities Tennessee Announces an All-Star Lineup
July 11, 2016 Today Humanities Tennessee announced a lineup of award-winning, bestselling authors who will headline the twenty-eighth annual Southern Festival of Books, which will be held at Legislative Plaza in Nashville October 14-16, 2016. All festival events are free and open to the public.
The Good News Just Keeps Coming
May 23, 2016 In the coming weeks, look for new titles from suspense writers, poets, children’s authors, and novelists of every stripe.
Happy Birthday, Pulitzer Prizes
May 9, 2016 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes, and Humanities Tennessee has received a grant from the Pulitzer organization to celebrate the centennial by highlighting past prizewinners from our state.
