Chapter 16 - Part 7

A Dark Little Flame

Set in Sewanee, Leah Stewart’s new novel is a study of small-town secrets and hidden judgments

By Susannah Felts | July 6, 2015

July 6, 2015 In her fifth novel, The New Neighbor, Leah Stewart brings together two isolated women with secrets in their pasts. With elements of a mystery, the novel is also a thoughtful study of the masks we wear and the complex fictions we present to others. Stewart will discuss the book in conversation with Kevin Wilson, bestselling author of The Family Fang, at Parnassus Books in Nashville on July 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.

Bringing People Together

With Southern Cooking for Company Nicki Pendleton Wood demystifies the dinner party

By Susannah Felts | June 30, 2015

June 30, 2015 As a critic and editor, Nicki Pendleton Wood has been writing about food for decades. Now she’s brought forth her own cookbook: Southern Cooking for Company is a compendium of Southern recipes collected from home cooks all over the region. Wood will discuss the project at two Nashville events: Parnassus Books on July 2, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., and Barnes & Noble Vanderbilt on July 9 at 7 p.m.

Mirror Images

Two, Melissa Ann Pinney’s new collection of photographs, captures pairs of all kinds

By Susannah Felts | April 29, 2015

April 29, 2015 Two by Melissa Ann Pinney, a photography collection paired with personal essays edited and introduced by Ann Patchett, explores pairings of all sorts: couples, doublings, twins, and reflections. Pinney will discuss her work at Parnassus Books in Nashville on May 6, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.

A Collection of Oddities

Mosquitoland, a debut YA novel by David Arnold, introduces a snarky but beguiling teen protagonist

By Susannah Felts | February 25, 2015

February 25, 2015 Mosquitoland, the debut novel from former Nashvillian David Arnold, introduces a beguiling new voice in young-adult fiction. Edgy, insightful, and full of heart, the novel is a road narrative that readers of all ages should fall for. Arnold will appear at Parnassus Books in Nashville on March 3, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.

Distance from Distraction

Rivendell Writers’ Colony in Sewanee offers writers—and readers—a beautiful respite from the day-to-day world

By Susannah Felts | January 21, 2015

January 21, 2015 Writers’ retreats can be powerful incubators for novels, stories, and poems, allowing writers to immerse themselves in their work, free from the distractions of daily life. Rivendell Writers’ Colony, in Sewanee, is the first of its kind in Tennessee, and word of its particular magic is beginning to travel.

Addressing the Anxieties of Art-Making

Novelist Leah Stewart talks with Chapter 16 about her literary roots in Tennessee

By Susannah Felts | January 7, 2015

January 7, 2015 Leah Stewart, the author of four critically acclaimed novels, is a graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville who has held teaching positions at both her alma mater and the University of the South in Sewanee. Stewart will return to Tennessee to give a reading in Vanderbilt’s Buttrick Hall, Room 101, on January 15, 2015, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

I Gotta Sing!

By Alice Faye Duncan
WaterBrook
40 pages
$14.99

“A whole barnyard makes noise ‘in the Spirit of joy’ throughout this raucous picture book, a sweetly heartwarming sing-along by Duncan. Kellam conveys comfort and happiness as the loved ones reflect sunny enthusiasm in this gladdening rendition of the Black American religious folk song ‘I’m Goin’a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing.’”

~Publishers Weekly