A Publication of Humanities Tennessee
Laughter in the Face of Despair

Laughter in the Face of Despair

Steve Stern connects the ridiculous and the sublime in A Fool’s Kabbalah

Steve Stern’s A Fool’s Kabbalah affirms the power of stories — and a dose of humor — to protect a people and its history. Stern will discuss the novel at Burke’s Book Store in Memphis on March 13.

Black Women Who Changed the World

Black Women Who Changed the World

Keisha Blain talks with Chapter 16 about a lost slice of American history

Hometown Literary Hero

Hometown Literary Hero

A new collection of James Agee’s poetry displays the writer’s range and ambition

Managing the Monsters of Childhood

Managing the Monsters of Childhood

A fifth-grader adds werewolves to Shakespeare in a bid to reach his older brother

A Deep Enough Grief

A Deep Enough Grief

Novelist Geraldine Brooks engages suppressed grief in her memoir, Memorial Days

Ways to Support the Work

Chapter 16, launched in October 2009, is an online journal about books, writers, and literary events in Tennessee and serves as the state affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.

We cover novels set here; histories involving Tennessee events or locations; authors who live here, were born or educated here; and out-of-state writers when they give readings or participate in book signings anywhere in the state. We also publish original poems and essays by prominent Tennessee authors (including previews of their works in progress).

Your donations help us continue to engage in the stories of the past and present to build a better future for Tennesseans. Contributions help make Chapter16 possible and ensure it remains free for the community. Individual gifts, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships help connect communities through shared stories and allow us all to build a better future for all Tennesseans.

 

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