Beautiful Boy
October 27, 2010 Tonight, WBIR Channel 10, the NBC affiliate in Knoxville, airs a 30-minute special on the life and death of Henry Granju, 18-year-old son of popular Knoxville author…
Bard of the Burdened South
Not so long ago, Ron Rash was another critically-lauded-but-obscure regional writer whose small-scale stories, novels, and poems about the hard-luck lives of his Appalachian forbearers were cherished and revered by…
Imagining the Future, but Not Predicting It
One of the most popular and prolific authors in the world, Canada’s Margaret Atwood is also among the most gifted writers of her generation. She has written more than forty…
Holocaust in History
October 25, 2010 Dr. Nancy Rupprecht, professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), and the Holocaust Studies Committee have received a contract to create a second book based…
The Particular Art of Magical Realism
A woman’s lover devolves into a tadpole. A girl has a hand made of fire. A guy brings a tiny man home to keep as a pet. Two pumpkinheads give…
Victorian Madness and Murder
Lady Emily has not had the most auspicious beginnings to married life. Her first husband, essentially a stranger, died as a newlywed. On her second honeymoon, she was shot while…
