Robert Penn Warren
Yale University Press
488 pages
$25
“Warren’s book remains a luminous volume about race, racism, the South, black America, and our national destiny. It consistently reflects the uncommon courage, integrity, and prophetic imagination that made him such a towering cultural interpreter when it first appeared. We ignore or forget his work at our peril.”
—Arnold Rampersad, Stanford University
Billy Plant
Univ Tennessee Press
159 pages
$19.95
” In this unique field guide, readers will find themselves transported into the rare and harsh landscape of Tennessee’s cedar glades. Loaded with clear photographs and detailed descriptions of over 140 common plants and animals, this guide will help the casual observer discover the delicate beauty of these unique landscapes. In addition this volume includes upland wildflowers commonly found in the Appalachians and along the Cumberland Plateau.”
–From the publisher
Adam Ross talks with Chapter 16 about his forthcoming novel, Playworld
February 10, 2015 Chapter 16 talks with Adam Ross, bestselling author of Mr. Peanut and Ladies and Gentlemen, about his work-in-progress, the story of a year in the life of a child actor. Ross will give a free public reading at the University of Tennessee’s Hodges Library in Knoxville on February 16, 2015, at 7 p.m.
Three Tennessee poets are awarded NEA grants in literature
December 5, 2014 The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded creative-writing fellowships in poetry to three Tennessee poets—Anders Carlson-Wee, Melissa Range, and Bobby C. Rogers.
Playwright Katori Hall will direct the film version of her play, Hurt Village
October 27, 2014 Katori Hall will direct the film version of her play, Hurt Village, which is set in her hometown, Memphis.
Both Victoria Schwab and Jessica Young have inked contracts on new series fiction for children and young adults
October 7, 2014 Across publishing, children’s and YA titles have kept the publishing industry profitable this year, and Middle Tennessee authors Jessica Young and Victoria Schwab are doing their part for the trend.
