Chapter 16
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And All the Devils Are Here

Victoria Schwab concludes her exploration of dark and light in Our Dark Duet

…earlier this year. Lyda Phillips is a veteran journalist who grew up in Memphis and has earned degrees from Northwestern, Columbia, and Vanderbilt universities. The author of two young-adult novels,…

Call the Coroner

Mississippi Blood, the last book in the bestselling trilogy by Greg Iles, piles up the bodies on the way to redemption

…that angry unless you know you’re wrong.” Sony Pictures Television is developing the Natchez trilogy as a cable TV series. Lyda Phillips is a veteran journalist who grew up in…

Taken at the Flood

In We Are Water, Wally Lamb unwinds the tangled threads that hold families together through fire and flood

…her. [This article appeared originally on October 28, 2013. It has been updated to reflect new event information.] Lyda Phillips is a veteran journalist who grew up in Memphis and…

Be Careful What You Wish For

Randi Pink’s debut, Into White, digs into why being white isn’t that hot

Lyda Phillips is a veteran journalist who grew up in Memphis and has earned degrees from Northwestern, Columbia, and Vanderbilt universities. The author of two young-adult novels, she worked for…

Of Monsters and Men

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

…The third book in that series is also due in 2017, and a sequel to Vicious is scheduled for 2018. Lyda Phillips is a veteran journalist who grew up in…

Join the Invaders

Shirletta J. Kinchen’s Black Power in the Bluff City explores the history of student activism in Memphis

…Black Power gave youth and students a language through which to shape the black politics of Memphis,” she writes. Lyda Phillips is a veteran journalist who grew up in Memphis…

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