Vanderbilt University Presents: The Southern Festival of Books, a program of Humanities Tennessee OCTOBER 17 (9am to 6pm)OCTOBER 18 (10am to 5pm)The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the…
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First awarded in 2024, the Tennessee Book Award was founded to recognize outstanding works by Tennessee authors, to help support and promote writers in the state, and to provide engagement opportunities for readers, writers, and libraries.
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Humanities Tennessee’s Shared Futures Lab recently launched the digital exhibit Curating Tennessee: 1776-2076. This culminating exhibit is the capstone project of our yearlong podcast series in honor of America 250.…
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Ayad Akhtar’s The Radiance is a story about memory, knowledge, academia, and desire. Akhtar will appear at the 2026 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on October 17-18.
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