Andrea Williams tells the story of Effa Manley in Baseball’s Leading Lady By Tracy Barrett, for Chapter16.org In 2006, Effa Manley was inducted into the National…
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Write Like I’m Hungry
Unlikely Angel delves into Dolly Parton’s formidable skill as a songwriter By Emily Choate, for Chapter16.org In recent years, Dolly Parton seems to have appeared in…
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This Is How I Saved Myself
Tina Turner shares her spiritual practice of 50 years By Tina Chambers, for Chapter16.org In Tina Turner’s new book, Happiness Becomes You, she advises readers to ask…
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MaDear’s Scrapbook
A granddaughter discovers an unexpected legacy of memories, questions, and untold stories By Lori D. Johnson for Chapter16.org For years, I thought I was the…
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Memphis Calling
Robert Gordon revisits his rollicking tale of a revolutionary musical city By David Wesley Williams, for Chapter16.org The title told it all, like some sci-fi…
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A Great Southern Voice
Rick Bragg returns with a collection of his short works By Susannah Felts for Chapter16.org Rick Bragg is one of the great Southern voices of…
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The Problem with Policing
In Occupied Territory, Simon Balto digs at the roots of the current turmoil over race and policing By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org Every year, the Benjamin…
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Roaming Internal Landscapes
M. Randal O’Wain’s stories limn the South’s inequities and anguished history By Hamilton Cain for Chapter16.org From Faulkner to O’Connor to Broom, the dispossessed have…
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Putting the Music First
Memphis Mayhem is an insider’s history of the city’s sound By David Wesley Williams, for Chapter16.org Ah, Memphis, the Southern capital of sin and song —…
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Love Letter to the Dollyverse
Sarah Smarsh’s She Come by It Natural pays unique tribute to Dolly Parton By Emily Choate, for Chapter16.org Sarah Smarsh’s She Come by It Natural—part biography, part memoir,…
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