We’re on Vacation
We’re taking our regular summer break at Chapter 16, but be sure to check in on July 20 for an update about this fall’s Southern Festival of Books.
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Looking Back on 50 Years of Tennessee Books
As Humanities Tennessee celebrates its 50th birthday this year, we’re marking the occasion by highlighting 50 notable Tennessee books that have appeared over the past five decades.
Heartbreak and Betrayal
Family secrets and murder test a couple’s faith in each other in J.T. Ellison’s most personal, emotion-laden novel to date. The author will discuss It’s One of Us at Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 20.
UPDATE: Announcing the Humanities Tennessee Fellowship in Criticism
Humanities Tennessee launches a new initiative for aspiring critics and culture writers, awarding its first fellowship in criticism to Kashif Andrew Graham.
The First Novel
Elizabeth McCracken’s new novel, The Hero of This Book, offers a dazzling, prismatic story of an author reflecting on her mother and her writing. McCracken will discuss the book with Ann Patchett at Parnassus Books in Nashville on October 10.
Less than Total Recall
The Memory Index, the first book in a series by debut author Julian R. Vaca, explores an alternate 1987, where a disease has ravaged human memories and people rely on technology to preserve a sense of self. Vaca will discuss the book at North Wind Manor in Antioch on August 13.
