Mary Adkins’ Palm Beach probes the ethics of the ultra-rich
…caterer, observes the foibles of the rich in their native habitat. When they move to South Florida and become enmeshed in the affairs of billionaires, however, Rebecca and Mickey learn…
Little objects touch something tucked far away in the recesses of our hearts
…first non-Easy Bake oven, real banana bread. Never have I felt such anticipation as when my mother lifted the bread out of the big oven for me. On tiptoes I…
A new collection of essays highlights Silas House’s life and work
…telling a story is the act of preservation, so I often think of myself as a preservationist by being a writer. In a way that’s my ultimate goal.” Sylvia Bailey…
Book Excerpt: Mastodons to Mississippians: Adventures in Nashville’s Deep Past
…less familiar, and gastropod remains have been given especially short shrift in archaeological discussions. Well-researched shell midden sites from other areas, like those along Kentucky’s Green River, are composed mainly…
Great Circle explores the interconnected lives surrounding a famous woman aviator
…Hadley Baxter, a scandal-ridden actress who lucks into the chance to portray Marian onscreen more than 60 years after her famous flight, thereby salvaging Hadley’s career and possibly pivoting her…
Anjali Enjeti’s The Parted Earth follows several generations of personal fallout from India’s Partition
…stretches of her family history, she also searches for the kind of belonging that has always seemed to elude her. When traditional family ties fray — here, a legacy of…
