Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Evelyn Scott (1893-1963)

…17, 1893. Seely Dunn lost money in various business schemes and, as the family’s money ran out, they moved from Kentucky to Indiana to Missouri before heading to New Orleans….

Wilmer Mills (1969-2011)

Steady rhythm and rules were driving forces not only behind Wilmer Mills’ daily life, but also his poetry, as he thought of “narrative, metrical, old-fashioned poetry as a kind of…

Alex Haley (1921-1992)

…the 1977 National Book Award. However, the griot who supposedly recounted Haley’s family history quickly came under intense scrutiny. Critics claimed that the old man was a well-known trickster, who…

Now in Print

D.B. Henson’s DIY publication yielded 100,000 ebook sales—and a traditional publishing contract

…promise you she’ll have an exciting life, full of twists and turns. Chapter 16: Are you writing full-time now, or are you holding onto your day job for additional inspiration?…

Out of the Box

Borders and Davis-Kidd may be gone, but that doesn’t mean Nashville can’t support a bookstore

…to buy books; it’s also a place to find kindred souls. If you already know what you want to read, Amazon is almost impossible to resist. Buying a book online

The Novelist and the Nun

In an essay for Granta, Ann Patchett considers her long friendship with Sister Nena

…subject of Patchett’s new essay in the British journal Granta. The piece is not available online, but Granta assistant editor Patrick Ryan describes it as “a moving essay … about…

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