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Ink-Stained Elegy

Ink-Stained Elegy

David Wesley Williams pens a mordantly funny, beautifully written sendoff to the dying art of newsroom life

In Come Again No More, David Wesley Williams resurrects the spirit of a dying newsroom with the lyrical gusto of a man both mourning and celebrating his first love. This is a novel about, among other things, the end of an era — the collapse of American newspapers, yes, but also the twilight of a man who is skeptical, rumpled, and in love with ink. David Wesley Williams will discuss Come Again No More at Burke’s Book Store in Memphis on November 13.

Who is ‘You’? Who is ‘I’?

Who is ‘You’? Who is ‘I’?

Jared Joseph’s Soft Lighting eschews pronouns in favor of dialogue with a multiplicity of voices

I Was a Teenage Voyeur

I Was a Teenage Voyeur

On my journey from Nashville to Greenwich Village

Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles

Overcoming Obstacles

Tonya Abari’s The Six Triple Eight delivers a compelling piece of WWII history for children

My 12-Step Journey into the Addiction of Journalism

My 12-Step Journey into the Addiction of Journalism

A mini-memoir

Ways to Support the Work

Chapter 16, launched in October 2009, is an online journal about books, writers, and literary events in Tennessee and serves as the state affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.

We cover novels set here; histories involving Tennessee events or locations; authors who live here, were born or educated here; and out-of-state writers when they give readings or participate in book signings anywhere in the state. We also publish original poems and essays by prominent Tennessee authors (including previews of their works in progress).

Your donations help us continue to engage in the stories of the past and present to build a better future for Tennesseans. Contributions help make Chapter16 possible and ensure it remains free for the community. Individual gifts, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships help connect communities through shared stories and allow us all to build a better future for all Tennesseans.

 

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