Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist John Archibald wrestles with his father’s legacy
In Shaking the Gates of Hell, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist John Archibald of The Birmingham News struggles, even anguishes, over the legacy of his father, a United Methodist minister. Photo: Paul…
Book Excerpt: Hot, Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story
Hot chicken’s creation has become part of Nashville’s mythology, the sort of tale locals can recount with practiced pauses and wry chuckles. It happened like this: Back in the 1930s…
Robert Gipe’s Appalachian trilogy concludes with Pop: An Illustrated Novel
In 2015, Robert Gipe introduced Dawn Jewell in Trampoline, an illustrated coming-of-age story about a Kentucky teenager who fights against strip mining in the 1990s. The setting is fictional Canard…
Vanderbilt law scholar Sara Mayeux chronicles the role of the public defender in American history
…enlightened lawyers and judges, promoting a liberal ideal. In Free Justice, Vanderbilt University legal historian Sara Mayeux complicates that narrative. Her rich, detailed study spans the 20th century, examining debates…
Simon Han’s debut novel considers what it means to live between two worlds
…Annabel.” Han, a graduate of Vanderbilt University’s M.F.A. program, writes prose so lyrical and beautiful it’s easy to lose the trail of narration. We forget whether we are in Plano…
Peter Guralnick discusses his latest book, Looking to Get Lost
…dual profile of Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint as they worked together on an album. Guralnick taught creative writing at Vanderbilt University from 2005-2016, where I enjoyed sporadic conversations with…
