Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Hurricanes, Despair, and Hope

In John Gregory Brown’s latest novel, Katrina isn’t what ruins a New Orleans man’s life

July 6, 2016 Even before Hurricane Katrina, Henry Garrett was a mess. Now, stranded in Virginia, he must choose whether to give in to his demons or face his own challenges. John Gregory Brown will discuss A Thousand Miles from Nowhere at Parnassus Books in Nashville on July 14, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.

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Terrific Twosome

Juli Brenning brings readers the second tale of best friends Maggi and Milo

July 5, 2016 Middle Tennessee children’s author Juli Brenning brings young readers another tale of Maggi and her beloved pooch, Milo, in Maggi and Milo Make New Friends. Brenning will speak at Parnassus Books on July 13, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.

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A Tennessean’s Way of Seeing

Charles Wright’s Pulitzer-winning poems are Southern at their core

July 1, 2016 In the eighth of a nine-essay series commemorating the centennial year of the Pulitzer Prizes, Bobby C. Rogers remembers his teacher, Charles Wright, and Black Zodiac, the book that finally won Wright a Pulitzer Prize in 1998.

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Yes, Please

Robert G. Netherland serves up a generous helping of Appalachian farm cooking

June 30, 2016 In his memoir and cookbook, Southern Appalachian Farm Cooking, native East Tennessean Robert G. Netherland reveals the textures and tastes of a bygone time and place, one where White Lily flour reigned supreme, butter was churned, tobacco crops provided extra cash for Christmas presents, and beans and cornbread were the basis of daily meals.

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Stories, Not Textbooks

In his latest poems, Bobby C. Rogers celebrates small-town America

June 29, 2016 In his new poetry collection, Social History, Bobby C. Rogers celebrates the spirit that makes small towns in America so unique.

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Of Monsters and Men

Victoria Schwab probes what it means to be human in her new YA novel, This Savage Song

June 28, 2016 Victoria Schwab’s young-adult dystopian novel, This Savage Song, pits darkness against darkness in a battle between monsters and humans. Schwab will discuss the book at Parnassus Books in Nashville on July 5, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.

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