Say Nothing weaves the unsolved case of a disappeared Belfast mother into a history of the Troubles
…in a place contorted by generations of discrimination and bloodshed, ordinary people can come to believe that violence is a moral imperative — an idea reinforced by ritual and pageantry….
Susan Choi sets her novel Trust Exercise at the intersection of fact and fiction
…CAPA, the first-year Theatre Arts students studied Stagecraft, Shakespeare, the Sight-Reading of music, and, in their acting class, Trust Exercises, all terms they were taught should be capitalized as befitted…
Shuly Xóchitl Cawood mines the nuances of daily life in A Small Thing to Want
In A Small Thing to Want, a collection of short stories by Johnson City writer Shuly Xóchitl Cawood, the most vital moments are often the most private. Cawood’s stories occupy…
Memphis writer Chanelle Benz shares her current reading list and the story that haunts her
This Q&A with novelist Chanelle Benz launches a new occasional feature at Chapter 16, focused on the reading lives of prominent Tennesseans. We’re calling it “The Glorious Pastime” in a…
Alia Volz pays tribute to her mother’s enterprising marijuana brownie business in Home Baked
…relief from devastating symptoms when conventional medicine offered few options. Stories like Meridy’s place the rapidly evolving legal and cultural status of all cannabis-related products into fascinating perspective. “The AIDS…
The characters of Katy Simpson Smith’s The Everlasting span the long, winding history of Rome
…as more than a colorful swirl of imagery. They provide a structural conceit that allows Smith to organize two millennia’s worth of material about Rome’s history and people. In “The…
