Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

What’s Wrong with Me?

Young men stumble on the path to adulthood in J.M. Holmes’s How Are You Going To Save Yourself

…finds: a fresh voice that tells old stories in an utterly new way. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of…

My Work is Done

In Luis Alberto Urrea’s The House of Broken Angels, a dying patriarch gathers his family

…including his devoted wife Perla. “Families came apart and regrouped,” Perla thinks. “Like water. In this desert, families were the water.” Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford….

Right Ho, Penelope

In Penelope Lemon: Game On!, Inman Majors summons the comic spirit of P.G. Wodehouse

…to guide her. Still, she proves to have all the mettle she needs to make it on her own. Onward, Penelope. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford….

The Little Devil’s Advocate

In Emily Giffin’s All We Ever Wanted, Nashville parents navigate the perils of social media

…or Caitlin Macy’s Mrs. will be intrigued by the ways Giffin’s characters attempt to bridge the generational divide. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He earned a…

The Wrong Side of History

In Varina, Charles Frazier portrays the first lady of the Confederacy as a reluctant witness

…archaic institutions is the “puff of breath” that brings the whole act crashing down. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He earned a Ph.D. from the University…

Raise More Hell

In Make Trouble, Cecile Richards recounts a life of agitating for justice

…Cecile Richards makes the case that raising hell to stop injustice is a glorious way to live a life. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He earned…

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