Join two titans of storytelling– Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Reese Witherspoon and #1 global suspense phenomenon Harlan Coben – for a special event in partnership with Humanities Tennessee and…
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The Southern Festival of Books will return for its 37th year on October 18-19, 2025, thanks to resounding community support, new donations, and an expanded partnership with Vanderbilt University as presenting partner.
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Humanities Tennessee (HT) today announced the winners of the 2025 Tennessee Book Awards. They are: Vic Sizemore (Maryville) in fiction for God of River Mud; Jared Sullivan (Franklin) in non-fiction…
Latest from Chapter 16
In Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar, Don Cusic makes the case for the East Tennessee-born musician, producer, and record-label executive as the emblematic guitarist of the 20th century. Don Cusic will appear at the 2025 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, October 18-19.
Read More at Chapter 16