Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Intimate Strangers

A new essay collection edited by Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith explores the mother-child relationship

…do. There can never be too many mother essays in the world for me. Susannah Felts is a writer, editor, and educator in Nashville, as well as co-founder of The…

More Than Merely Fuel in a Box

In a new book, Erin Byers Murray tells the true story of grits

…and stir and stir and stir, then top the steaming bowl with a golden pat of butter, seeking the delight and sustenance that simple milled corn can bring. Susannah Felts

A Picture of Home, Bittersweet and Ephemeral

Photographer Heidi Ross and writer Ann Patchett capture the essence of the new Nashville—and the ghost of the old city, too

…Nashville you might find yourself. Susannah Felts is a writer, editor, and educator in Nashville, as well as co-founder of The Porch Writers’ Collective, a nonprofit literary center. She is…

Paying Attention

Lee Smith talks with Chapter 16 about writers and writing, memories and remembering

…glad people are paying attention. [This article appeared originally on August 3, 2017. It has been updated to reflect new event information.] Susannah Felts is a writer, editor, and educator…

The Never-Ending Risk-Benefit Analysis

Kim Brooks heads to Tennessee to discuss parenthood in the age of fear

…no clothes. It’s an entirely different thing to be the only one to say so.” Susannah Felts is a writer, editor, and educator in Nashville, as well as co-founder of…

A New Disequilibrium

Former Nashvillian David Arnold returns to Music City to launch his third YA novel

…voices—about the absurdities of the now. They are smart, jaded, and open-minded; they are sometimes guarded, but always kind at heart. They are their own strange fascinations. Susannah Felts is…

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