Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

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…

Floating Prison or Tropical Paradise?

In Islandology, Marc Shell explores the dynamic history of lands surrounded by water

…takes the simplest questions of definition—what is an island?—and demonstrates that how we answer that question reveals who we are. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He…

Laying the Foundation

Mary Ellen Pethel’s Athens of the New South credits Nashville colleges for the city’s post-war prosperity

…and economic feedback loop that continues to nourish Nashville over a century later. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of…

Love Is Not Enough

In Joan Silber’s Improvement, women cope with the aftermath of self-made catastrophes

…maybe a little luck, improvement remains possible. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. He now teaches in Nashville….

The Mind Is Its Own Place

Lee Conell’s debut story collection, Subcortical, explores the brain’s strange connections

…is the only way we learn anything. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. He now teaches in Nashville….

Archaeology of the Imagination

David Madden’s Marble Goddesses and Mortal Flesh, a collection of novellas, explores a writer’s journey

…remains a remarkable archaeologist of the mind. Sean Kinch grew up in Austin and attended Stanford. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. He now teaches in Nashville….

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