Sarah Smarsh’s She Come by It Natural pays unique tribute to Dolly Parton
…star, but also to flee hardship and the confining strictures around her personal choices — also involved a powerful return home. Parton shows unshakeable commitment to her Smoky Mountain homeland…
Chris Hamby recounts miners’ fight for health benefits in Soul Full of Coal Dust
…were unconventional – X-ray readings, CT scans, unreported diagnoses. And while company defense attorneys had limitless financial resources and time to appeal, the fragile plaintiffs might be investing the final…
Writers of color consider what it means to belong in the South
…range of perspectives, the book takes on an essential question: What does it mean to “get into” the modern South, rather than remaining an eternal tourist? This diverse collection of…
The meaning of the Southern Festival of Books in a season of loss
…with someone whose words have truly moved me, was undeniable. We’ve learned the hard way that we can’t just go around saying the internet isn’t real life. People have said…
Lisa Donovan’s memoir is never short of passion
“In the morning, there is a quiet light and an almost ethereal hum in a restaurant kitchen,” says Nashville writer Lisa Donovan in her new book, Our Lady of Perpetual…
Connor Towne O’Neill grapples with America’s legacy of white supremacy
…hoping to understand the broad sweep of America’s history of white supremacy. Along the way, his reporting became a journey of introspection, as he questioned his comforting belief that a…
