More than 150 authors to appear for panels, book signings, readings, and discussions
Timothy Egan, Terrance Hayes, Ann Patchett, Lee Smith, and Etaf Rum are just a few of the authors on the roster for the 35th annual Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville on October 21-22. Friday, October 20, will be a Student Day, with featured authors including Carl Hiaasen.
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Chapter 16 will return on July 31
We’re taking our regular summer break at Chapter 16, but be sure to check in on July 20 for an update about this fall’s Southern Festival of Books.
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C.T. Vivian recounts a life devoted to justice and nonviolence
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: It’s in the Action, the posthumous memoir by civil rights legend C.T. Vivian, reveals a life of extraordinary vision, conscience, and discipline.
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A Hollywood gossip columnist wrestles with her high-stakes role in a scandal for the ages
In Lindsay Lynch’s debut novel Do Tell, a gossip columnist confronts the dark reality behind the glittery screens of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Lynch will appear at Parnassus Books in Nashville on July 11, The Book & Cover in Chattanooga on July 19, and Novel in Memphis on August 18.
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Lorrie Moore discusses death, humor, and her sensational new novel
I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home braids the diary of a 19th-century spinster with a modern-day road trip story. With her signature dry humor and mastery of metaphor, Lorrie Moore leaves bodies in her wake.
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In Nature’s Messenger, Patrick Dean follows an 18th-century naturalist of the American South
Nature’s Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in a New World, the second book from Sewanee-based writer Patrick Dean, relates the history of a little-known man and his greatest achievement.
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