Michael Ray Taylor talks about the wonders and wisdom found deep underground
…through prostate cancer, yet we still cave together whenever we can. Others I knew then have died, sometimes in tragic caving accidents. As cavers like me return to these magical,…
Jill McCorkle’s Hieroglyphics explores the intricate passages of memory, time, and love
…different, sometimes incompatible ways. Lil is the family recorder, a habitual jotter and journal keeper who has for many years set down her unvarnished thoughts and memories with the aim…
Three Appalachian women tell their stories in Voices Worth the Listening
…As the interview ends, she is unsure what will happen. “I hope it’ll all work out. We’ll see.” The second woman, also white, was born in 1968 to “strict Southern…
A Nashville journalist maps a Syrian-American restaurateur’s moving journey to Hendersonville
…finds when he arrives in the United States. Photo: Samantha Hearn In Syria, Riyad Alkasem was a brilliant student whose legal knowledge and prowess were so advanced that he was…
The 2020 Southern Festival of Books takes its stellar roster of authors online
…the Festival has transitioned to a virtual format to preserve the health and safety of attendees, authors, volunteers, and partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online format brings the Festival…
Comic artist Gene Luen Yang talks with Chapter 16 about getting graphic in school
…Luen Yang wants to see graphic novels taught alongside textbooks and traditional novels in classrooms. Yang’s own autobiographical book, American Born Chinese, was the first graphic novel nominated for a…
