Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Inventing Tennessee's own Yoknapatawpha County

Novelist William Gay talks with Chapter 16 about his books, his beginnings, and why he writes better in Hohenwald than anywhere else on earth

…the Navy and traveling around a bit—an experience you yourself had as a young man. How much of the character is autobiographical, and are there other autobiographical elements in the…

The Prize in the Cereal Box

A Nashville nanny enters a Cheerios contest … and wins a publishing contract

…is deeply moving called God Bless the Gargoyles. When it comes to children’s novels, I love Richard Peck—I remember reading Ghosts I have Been when I was young. Kate DiCamillo…

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…from the Southern Festival of Books and other author events, even a searchable database of all the writers our state has produced, along with biographies and links to more information…

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