Corey Mesler’s hippie poet returns in The Adventures of Camel Jeremy Eros
…Camel’s sexual prowess can grow tiring, yet the novel’s love story — between Camel and Allen, a “witchy and willowy” sculptor — is surprisingly moving. The book’s voice is conversational…
Unlikely Angel delves into Dolly Parton’s formidable skill as a songwriter
…While Parton’s methods may be “instinctive and emotional, not theoretical,” Hamessley believes that “musical analysis identifies and clarifies her intuitive musical choices.” In spite of her emphasis on the technical…
Book Excerpt: The Absurd Man
…I come to her body as though she were Lookout Mountain, but give me a farmers’ market to park my martyred masks and I will name all the dirt roads…
Poets offer their perspectives on the global pandemic in Together in a Sudden Strangeness
Together in a Sudden Strangeness gathers more than 100 poets, whose consummate skill and invaluable insight shed light on the unprecedented experiences of this year’s global pandemic. As COVID-19 case…
Robert Gordon revisits his rollicking tale of a revolutionary musical city
…really understood the book until I was prepping it for this publication. It was always just an expression of the world I knew and the world I missed that preceded…
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon loves biographies and My Brilliant Friend
…love about it? Kincannon: I’ve always loved reading. I remember loving the Little Golden Books, Shel Silverstein, and all the “Meet So and So” biographies [Step-Up Biographies Series]. I also…
