The Cherokees fills an important niche in our understanding of a vast and contradictory history
David Narrett’s magisterial, detailed The Cherokees: In War and at Peace, 1670-1840 maps the Indigenous nation’s outsized influence on the history of the republic that dispossessed them of so much land and esteem.
Richard Bausch, legendary master of the short story, delivers a quietly astonishing new collection
A writer without a cat is like a cup without coffee in it — a sad spectacle, indeed
Kevin Wilson’s Run for the Hills explores the importance of showing up for family
An unexpected friendship lies at the heart of Ocean Vuong’s The Emperor of Gladness
Ways to Support the WorkChapter 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).
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