Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)

…was three years old, the Hodgsons experienced severe financial difficulties. As a young girl, she would scrawl little stories on sheets of old notebooks, as she was unable to afford…

What E-Books Really Cost

If no one’s paying for paper and ink—or binding and shipping and storing—why should a download cost more than a buck? Chapter 16 counts the reasons

…deserving books while churning out title after title that can only be called tripe. And royalties paid by traditional publishers—typically fifteen percent—can’t possibly compete with Amazon, which pays authors anywhere…

Fifty-Two Killer Bloggers

Now there’s a way to get your Killer Nashville fix year-round

April 4, 2012 Organizers of Killer Nashville, the annual conference for readers and aspiring writers, has launched a new blog, “A Killer Conversation: an online community of readers and writers…

Nashville in L.A.

Science writer Holly Tucker and biographer Robert K. Massie are shortlisted for the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize

category for Catherine the Great. Holly Tucker is the author of Blood Work, which is shortlisted in science and technology. The winner will be announced at a gala in Los

Resist the Amazon Scan Scam!

Remember that old recommendation to vote with your pocketbook? This is the election that matters

…In fact, Patchett has written just such a book: it’s a wonderful little thing called The Getaway Car, but you can’t buy it at Parnassus. It’s available only on a…

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