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Southern Festival of Books Announces Author Lineup for 33rd Annual Event

Chapter16 Community July 16, 2021 No Comments Chapter16 Southern Festival of Books

The state’s largest literary event will feature 100 authors By Humanities Tennessee, for Chapter16.org The Southern Festival of Books announced tonight the first of its…

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The Spaces Between People

Corey Mesler shares a few thoughts on antiheroes, privacy, and prolificity By Maria Browning, for Chapter16.org The titular protagonist of Corey Mesler’s latest novel, The Diminishment…

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Seeing Yourself in the Story

Chapter16 Community May 21, 2021 No Comments Chapter16 Heather Truett Kiss and Repeat Neurodivergent voices Sara Beth West Young Adult Fiction

Heather Truett on her debut novel and bringing more neurodivergent voices to publishing By Sara Beth West for Chapter16.org Heather Truett’s debut young adult novel, Kiss…

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Magic, Madness, Mystery, Magnificence

Chapter16 Community April 29, 2021 No Comments Aram Goudsouzian Chapter16 Mississippi W Ralph Eubanks

W. Ralph Eubanks explores the literary tradition in Mississippi By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org For a state with relatively few people, Mississippi has produced some of…

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Multiple Souths

Chapter16 Community April 29, 2021 No Comments Anjali Enjeti Chapter16 Chris Moody

Anjali Enjeti considers her identity in an evolving region in Southbound By Chris Moody for Chapter16.org In the final pages of Southbound, Anjali Enjeti’s collection of essays…

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Place Justice

Chapter16 Community April 23, 2021 No Comments Appalachia Black Voices Native Voices Queer Voices

Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin talks with Chapter 16 about nurturing Black-affirming spaces By Davis Shoulders, for Chapter16.org Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin is a researcher, cultural worker, and lecturer at…

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The Keys to a Better Life

Chapter16 Community April 9, 2021 No Comments Booker T Washington Chapter16 Chris Moody Jim Crow South Paul Perdue Rosenwald Schools

Photographer Andrew Feiler documents the Rosenwald Schools of the Jim Crow South By Chris Moody, for Chapter16.org While researching his book, A Better Life for Their…

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Turning Back Evil

Chapter16 Community April 9, 2021 No Comments Chapter16 Michael Ray Taylor Sidney Thompson

Hell on the Border continues the true story of a larger-than-life lawman By Michael Ray Taylor, for Chapter16.org In Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves, Sidney Thompson…

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The Gray Man goes to Berlin, and the movies

Chapter16 Community April 1, 2021 No Comments Chapter16 Mark Greaney Peggy Burch

The 10th thriller in the Gray Man series follows news of a Netflix film By Peggy Burch, for Chapter16.org Mark Greaney’s invincible assassin Court Gentry…

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The Blood Was There All Along

Chapter16 Community March 26, 2021 No Comments Chapter16 Civil Rights Movement Francis X Walter Tina Chambers

A white priest’s experience of the civil rights movement in Alabama By Tina Chambers, for Chapter16.org “Strange the crevasses racial superiority sinks into — hiding…