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

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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

February 23, 2012 Two Nashvillians, one current and one former, are among the finalists for the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Robert K. Massie is honored in the biography…

Resist the Amazon Scan Scam!

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

…get that deal. In Knoxville, Union Ave. Books doesn’t get that deal. They all dutifully collect sales tax and turn it over to the government to fund education, workforce development,…

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