How an American pilot witnessed the beginning of the Cold War
In The Wars of Myron King: A B-17 Pilot Faces WWII and U.S.-Soviet Intrigue, James Lee McDonough records what is surely one of the more bizarre of World War II stories—the tale of Nashvillian Myron King, the bomber crew he commanded, and the part they played in the drama not only of World War II, but also the opening moves of the Cold War.
Read moreWhat’s new in Tennessee books—and at Chapter 16—on December 17, 2009
Knoxville singer-songwriter-poet-playwright R.B. Morris gives the world’s first public reading of the true opening to James Agee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Death in the Family, Ann Patchett renews her commitment to novels, Robert Hicks gets a nod from The Washington Post, four Music City writers turn up in the Oxford American‘s music issue, and Amanda Little tweaks Arnold Schwarzenegger for his “shockingly defeatist” speech during climate talks in Copenhagen.
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Kory Wells is breaking out of her career as a software developer with her first poetry collection, Heaven Was the Moon. Her novel-in-progress was a finalist in the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, and Ladies’ Home Journal praised her “standout” essay in the anthology She’s Such a Geek. Wells and her family, long-time residents of Murfreesboro, are renovating a house in Bell Buckle.
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Are sticks and stones really worse than a mean name?
Writers are always looking for the perfect word, the perfect sentence. Put a bunch of writers together for a little while and you’ll most likely hear one of them declare, “I love that word,” in response to something someone has uttered. Words have power. Words mean something. Words live and breathe. But what happens when the perfect word is one that you do not want to use?
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A new anthology surveys the work of revered critic Robert Palmer
A passionate listener and an erudite chronicler of every style from blues to punk, music critic Robert Palmer was admired by many of the artists he wrote about, and by legions of fans who followed his work in The New York Times and Rolling Stone. In Blues & Chaos, editor Anthony DeCurtis brings together a selection of articles and reviews from Palmer’s 20-plus years as the premier American music writer.
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A Nashville photographer documents Music City’s evolution
Featuring the work of longtime Nashville photographer Bob Grannis, Historic Photos of Nashville in the 50s, 60s, and 70s documents the city’s dramatic evolution from sleepy town to sprawling Sunbelt metropolis.
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