Shuly Xóchitl Cawood mines the nuances of daily life in A Small Thing to Want
By delving into intimate moments of her characters’ lives, Johnson City writer Shuly Xóchitl Cawood taps a deep well of compassion in her story collection, A Small Thing to Want.
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A long-lost study of the Mississippi Delta reveals the source of the blues
Lost Delta Found, edited by Robert Gordon and Bruce Nemerov, uncovers a long-lost account of the lives and music of African Americans in the Mississippi Delta region.
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Vivien Mildenberger paints a picture of an obscure Tennessee figure in the fight for women’s suffrage
Vivien Mildenberger illustrates The Voice That Won the Vote, Elisa Boxer’s account of Tennessee State Representative Harry Burn in 1920 and the letter from his mother that changed the course of U.S. history.
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Memphis writer Chanelle Benz shares her current reading list and the story that haunts her
A Q&A with Memphis writer Chanelle Benz launches a new feature at Chapter 16: “The Glorious Pastime,” an occasional series devoted to the reading lives of prominent Tennesseans. Benz, a novelist and short story writer, discusses her wide-ranging reading list and the book she hopes to read … someday.
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An intimate consideration of Walt Whitman
In What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life, celebrated poet and memoirist Mark Doty explores the life and prophetic influence of Walt Whitman.
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Fred Arroyo’s Sown in Earth offers a tender understanding of the immigrant experience
In a powerful collection of essays, MTSU professor Fred Arroyo remembers his immigrant father and considers his own evolution as a writer.
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