In The Caring Class, Richard Schweid examines the world of home health aides
…accessible. As a result, The Caring Class is easy to imagine in the hands of undergraduates, or even thoughtful high schoolers, studying all manner of subjects related to the social…
Larry D. Thacker’s fictional Labor County brims with the weird and wondrous
…you could strap to a large dog or such sized animal. Talk about cornering the market. … Now understand these weren’t the same as miniature pony saddles, which were commoner…
Humor and peril collide in The Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus
…details of its subject, evoking images of sexual assault and the all-too-common voicelessness of women. Grasping for understanding, the officer says: “When it comes right down to it, we think…
Southern Word connects young people to their voices, each other
…the program provides. “It could really drive conversations,” she says. “Having their voices all connected to each other could inspire real change with local officials. They feel more seen but…
Book Excerpt: Hot, Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story
…Fresh chilies plucked from her garden with all their seeds? Perhaps. Half a bottle of Tabasco sauce? Could be. “She couldn’t run to the grocery store to get something,” Jeffries…
Colin Dayan discusses the obsessions that shape her work
…society that lauds motherhood also destroys natural mother-love. Is that a fair reading? Colin Dayan: Does that same racist patriarchal society that lauds motherhood also destroy natural mother-love? I think…
