Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Now in Print

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

can concentrate on writing. I’m also happy to be able to reach the readers who have not yet transitioned from paper books to digital. Chapter 16: What are you working…

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

…despite her conflicted view of Catholicism: “If you asked me to define myself, the word Catholic would come up sooner or later. I think of myself as a Catholic, but…

Writers in the Red

Bidding begins today at online auction Writers for the Red Cross

…joined a group of writers and industry professionals to launch “Writers for the Red Cross,” an online auction pattered on “Do the Write Thing.” The auction will benefit the national

Beautiful Boy

Knoxville television station airs documentary on the life of a young drug addict

…and blogger Katie Allison Granju. Henry Granju was addicted to drugs, and died in May after suffering an overdose. The special airs commercial-free at 7:00 pm in East Tennessee, and…

"Duskdawn"

…love, because the people are real      to us there, the food hot, the tater-tots crispy, there’s always a pie or cake homemade from some woman in town.      A middle-aged man…

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