Were you lucky enough to have someone read you bedtime stories when you were young? Did you still remember that one book you read in middle school that made you feel like someone out there completely understood you? Books give kids a special way to learn, explore and think about how they fit into a […]
Spitting on Andrew Jackson’s grave with Rebecca Nagle
That’s how Nagle begins her new book and how she frames the version of history she’s telling. The book digs into the past and future of Native sovereignty through the lens of one of the most significant Supreme Court rulings for Native Americans in over 100 years.
Why Nashville’s Civil Rights era bombings have never been solved
During the Civil Rights era, white supremacists bombed Nashville three times, attacking a school, a Jewish Community Center and the home of civil rights attorney Z. Alexander Looby. Those bombers were never caught.
Memphis author talks religion, education and the death of Tyre Nichols in new poetry collection
Author Tara Stringfellow is back with “Magic Enuff,” the writer’s first collection of poetry.
Life after music: Nashville author talks redemption, reinvention and country music in adult fiction debut
Nashville author Jeff Zentner’s new book, Colton Gentry’s Third Act, is out now.
From the People’s Plaza to the page: Vanderbilt author on the politics behind her new sci-fi novel
Micaiah Johnson’s newest book, Those Beyond the Wall, is out today. She will be at Parnassus Books on March 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Bestselling author V.E. Schwab on world-building, her newest book and finding the magic in Nashville
Bestselling author and Harpeth Hall alumnus V.E. Schwab took the world by storm with her Shades of Magic series. She’s now returning to that world in her new book, “The Fragile Threads of Power” — and she returns to Nashville for an event at Parnassus Books on Oct. 5.
Nashville Youth Poet Laureate’s debut work traces her maternal line through Tennessee civil rights, reconstruction and slavery
The dawn of civilization can be traced back roughly 400 generations. That means there are roughly 400 mothers between you and the beginning of human history.
A Nashville writer’s debut novel explores how Black women with albinism navigate life in the South
Ahead of the release of her debut novel, “Nobody’s Magic,” poet Destiny Birdsong spoke with WPLN News about the “messy” ways society approaches race and beauty. Her story follows three Black women with albinism navigating love and grief in the South.
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