Nonfiction | Chapter 16

Surviving the Unsurvivable

By Amaryllis Lyle

April 30, 2013

April 29, 2013 Augusten Burroughs, author of several bestselling memoirs, including Running with Scissors, has shifted from memoir to self-help with his newest release, This is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike. Covering topics from dating to mental illness to elevator-riding, This is How has an answer for it all. On May 7 at 6:15 p.m., Burroughs will appear at the Nashville Public Library as a part of the Salon@615 series. The event is free and open to the public.

Living by Stories

By Richard Bausch

April 18, 2013

April 18, 2013 A Celebration of Southern Literature, the biennial gathering of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, begins today in Chattanooga and will run though April 20. Novelist Richard Bausch, a member of the Fellowship and a legendary writing teacher, is beloved in the literary community for his Facebook posts that spur and encourage and guide aspiring writers. In conjunction with the Chattanooga celebration, he has kindly permitted Chapter 16 to repost a selection of his Facebook updates.

On the Origins of Ecology

By Ralph Bowden

April 17, 2013

April 17, 2013 John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, set out on a walk from Indiana to the Gulf in the fall of 1867. In Restless Fires: Young John Muir’s Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf in 1867-68 historian James B. Hunt traces that walk through Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. At the time, Muir was already a serious student of botany with a powerful calling to observe and collect species, especially in regions unfamiliar to him, but his thinking about the relationship of humans to the rest of nature was not yet completely formed. Hunt will discuss Restless Fires at Union Ave. Books in Knoxville on April 24 at 6 p.m.

Farm Fresh Tennessee

April 9, 2013

“This lively, easy-to-read book is a must for everyone interested in agritourism and eating local.”

— Pamela Bartholomew, Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Hillbilly Heart

April 9, 2013

“Cyrus fans have always been able to piece together the details of his life through his lyrics;the ups and downs, adventures and disappointments; but Hillbilly Heart gives them a front row seat for his most candid performance ever.”

—From the Publisher

Porch Dogs

April 9, 2013

“Porch Dogs is one of the most endearing books on dogs I have seen in a long while. Nell Dickerson’s photography is beautiful and charming. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end!”

— Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human