Chapter 16 - Part 329

Sun of the South

Peter Guralnick delivers a thorough, affectionate biography of Sam Phillips, “the man who invented rock ‘n’ roll”

By Aram Goudsouzian | November 5, 2015

November 5, 2015 Peter Guralnick’s Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll not only recounts the musical titans who passed through Sun Records but also explores the ideas and experiences of its iconoclastic hero. Guralnick will discuss the book at the Brooks Museum in Memphis on November 11, 2015, at 7 p.m. and at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on November 14, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

Power to the (Youngest) People

Chelsea Clinton talks with Chapter 16 about It’s Your World, her inspiring new book for middle-grade readers

By Beth Waltemath | November 4, 2015

November 4, 2015 Chelsea Clinton’s first memory of reading was of scouring the newspaper to keep up with her parents’ conversations. Her new book, It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going, is a resource for kids who are beginning to care passionately about the people, animals, and places in this world. Clinton will appear at the Nashville Public Library on November 11, 2015, at 6:15 p.m.

Writing in the Direction of Brokenness

Courtney C. Stevens talks with Chapter 16 about her new novel for young adults, The Lies About Truth

By Kristin O'Donnell Tubb | November 3, 2015

November 3, 2015 Courtney C. Stevens’s second young-adult novel, The Lies About Truth, is a tender portrayal of pain, a portrait of loss, and a study of the many faces of grief. Stevens will read and sign copies at Parnassus Books in Nashville on November 6, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.

Always a Tennessee Connection

Former Nashvillian Eliza Borné is the new editor of The Oxford American

By Margaret Renkl | November 2, 2015

November 2, 2015 When the Oxford American announced last week that Eliza Borné would be the magazine’s third editor, our friends over at BookPage were thrilled: Borné spent three years as an editor at the Nashville-based national publication.

Down Low in the Bluff City

Memphis Noir, a new story collection, paints a dark, aching portrait of Memphis, a city steeped in music and magic

By Lyda Phillips | November 2, 2015

November 2, 2015 In fifteen tense stories, Memphis Noir plumbs the dark depths of Memphis lives, from the richest and most privileged to the poorest and most desperate. Editors Laureen P. Cantwell and Leonard Gill, along with collection’s authors, will appear on November 3, 2015, at 6 p.m. at Crosstown Arts in Memphis.

A Literary Horror Story

The late William Gay’s incomplete ghost story, Little Sister Death, has just been published

By Clay Risen | October 30, 2015

October 30, 2014 When Hohenwald writer William Gay died in 2012, he left behind an incomplete draft of a novel called Little Sister Death. The book is a fictional retelling of the Bell Witch legend, which revolves around a haunted farmstead near Adams, Tennessee, northeast of Nashville. Little Sister Death has just been published by Dzanc Books.

Tias and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us

By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, illustrated by Josie Del Castillo
Seal Press
304 pages
$30

“Within these pages, I found my abuela, my tías and my primas — laughing, crying, and nodding alongside me. This book is a gift of understanding, and loving one’s family, even when our families are complicated and painful. It’s a beautiful reminder of the power of storytelling and the profound connection of kinship.”

~ Paola Mendoza, author, organizer and filmmaker