Ben Anderson chronicles a year in the Smokies
…early twentieth century). But the most dramatic story of 2016 in the Smokies was presaged almost from the beginning of the year, when Anderson first noted the unusual drought. Throughout…
In East Nashville, Her Bookshop and Atomic Nashville offer two new buy-local options
…Hay’s Life in Balance, the illustrated children’s book Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis, and Patterns: Inside the Design Library, by Peter Koepke. (A connecting theme? They’re all absolutely gorgeous…
In Jennifer Haigh’s new novel, Heat and Light, energy companies choose profits over safety
…of all the forces at work in environmental disasters. The novel is set in Bakerton, Pennsylvania, in the Saxon Valley, a region that has been sustained by the energy industry…
Kelly Corrigan’s third memoir, Glitter and Glue, is a poignant tale of learning to love her mother
…nanny for John Tanner, a widower with two young children: seven-year-old Milly and five-year-old Martin. As Corrigan steps into the role of caring for them, she can’t help but think…
Samantha Shannon talks with Chapter 16 about The Mime Order, the new novel in her mind-bendingly good dystopian series
…their breath—The Mime Order has already garnered considerable critical acclaim: Publishers Weekly called it “original and intriguing,” Kirkus Reviews praised its “propulsive” plot , and The Guardian was unequivocal: “There…
Mary Laura Philpott signs a book deal for her adorable penguins
Mary Laura Philpott is probably best known around Nashville as the editor of Musing: A Laid Back Lit Journal, the blog at Parnassus Books in Nashville. In that capacity she…
