Nashville Public Library will give Margaret Atwood its annual literary award this weekend. Listen to her discussion with WPLN’s Nina Cardona about the craft of writing speculative fiction and the demands placed on authors.
Dean: A City that Reads Together Debates Together
Nashville’s mayor wants to spur conversations around the city by having as many as possible read the same novel–and he says it helps that the book in question is a contentious one.
Dean to Institute Citywide Book Club of Sorts
A new citywide reading program is set to begin Tuesday in Nashville, and it will start with an assignment. Mayor Karl Dean is scheduled to announce the title of a book he’ll then encourage everyone to read at once.
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