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Books
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A Very Jewish Jesus -
December 21, 2006
New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine argues for a new understanding of the Christian messiah -
Back When ‘Music Business’ Was an Oxymoron -
December 14, 2006
A new book chronicles the transformation of Nashville into Music City -
Riders in the Past -
December 14, 2006
Ranger Doug remembers when John Wayne tried to sing -
Proud Flesh -
December 7, 2006
A Tennessee poet makes music from the scars of “lost loves and the love of loss” -
A Boy’s Dream -
November 30, 2006
Novelist Gregory Spatz paints a portrait of a musician as a young man -
Forget Merry and Bright -
November 23, 2006
A new book brilliantly chronicles a grim Christmas during the Battle of the Bulge -
A Palate of Hideous Colors -
November 16, 2006
Molly Caldwell Crosby’s meticulous account of the 1872 Memphis epidemic provides a cautionary tale of plagues to come -
In Ike’s Footsteps -
November 16, 2006
Noted author of military novels tackles the big one -
Commodore Caricature? -
November 16, 2006
Former Vandy prof writes a sendup of a fictional losing streak -
This Little Piggy Stayed Home -
November 9, 2006
How a globe-trotting adventure writer saved the runt of the litter—and found the subject of her next book -
The Last of His Kind? -
November 2, 2006
A literary lion discusses regional identity, sex in literature and a future without authors -
Back in the Good Old Days, When Monica’s Blue Dress Was Our Biggest National Calamity -
October 26, 2006
Memphis writer captures the humor and nostalgia of small-town life in the late ’90s -
A Good Woman in New England -
October 26, 2006
Taking the spy novel out of the hands of hacks -
Blood Harrikin -
October 19, 2006
William Gay’s harrowing new novel goes Cormac McCarthy one better -
In the Sweet By and By? -
October 12, 2006
Nashville native explores different versions of the afterlife—and emerges just as puzzled as ever -
The Jane Eyre of Reconstruction -
October 5, 2006
Lee Smith’s ‘ghost girl’ recounts her turbulent life in the post-Civil War South -
Cream Filled, Butter Drenched -
September 28, 2006
A delectable memoir for anyone who appreciates good humor, good food and good sex -
Repent, Ye Sinners… or Maybe Not -
September 28, 2006
New humor book appeals to anyone who’s getting really nervous about the political power of the religious right -
Back to the World of Fruit and Light -
September 21, 2006
A local poet’s first book is a marvel of remembrance and revelation -
Far Beyond Quidditch -
September 14, 2006
Riding the market created by Harry Potter, local novelists take young adult fiction in new—and sometimes unexpected—directions - Critics' Picks - September 14, 2006
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‘Our Negroes’ No More -
September 7, 2006
Author examines all the ways—both the hideous and the complex—that Southern whites -
They’re Laughing at us in Chechnya -
September 7, 2006
Is there any point in trying to export democracy if our own elections are rigged? -
The Tale That Launched a Thousand Retellings -
August 31, 2006
Nashville native offers a feminist version—well, sort of a feminist version—of the Trojan War -
The Sentimental Existentialist -
August 17, 2006
In his first novel, a Rolling Stone writer turns history into tragicomedy -
Prisoners of War -
August 10, 2006
Tennessee novelist explores why the Civil War wouldn’t let its soldiers go, even 20 years after the last battle -
High Rhymes and Misdemeanors -
August 10, 2006
Jasper Fford is back with another witty nursery crime novel -
High Crimes and High Art -
August 3, 2006
Once again, Ruth Rendell proves she’s an unparalleled master of the crime thriller -
Seeing Things From the Under Side -
July 27, 2006
Meet a cockroach with strong opinions about the screwed-up world -
Everybody Knew His Name -
July 27, 2006
Journalist recounts the Long Island corner bar where he grew up -
Why Is He Such A Dumbass? -
July 20, 2006
Novelist Scott Mebus tries to explain the male mind—the failure to commit, the weird attraction to video games and more -
Abundance at the Bookstore -
July 13, 2006
This week, join Bobbie Ann Mason and four other prize-winning writers at readings around town -
Subcommandante Marcos, meet Natty Bumpo -
July 6, 2006
Vanderbilt professor envisions a new convergence of art and politics -
Oceanic Grief -
June 22, 2006
Even life on a sailboat can’t offer escape from mourning in A. Manette Ansay’s new novel - Suburban Turmoil: Swingers! - June 22, 2006
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Way Beyond Stoned -
June 15, 2006
Why were a couple of gay Republican potheads blown away by the FBI? -
Just the Facts -
May 25, 2006
Unadorned poetry from a prize-winning journalist -
Photographic Memory -
May 11, 2006
A local World War II veteran tells his war stories in pictures -
Late Bloomer -
May 4, 2006
A career Metro schoolteacher finds publishing success at age 60 -
Held Up in Traffic, Not Minding at All -
April 27, 2006
Local writer explores life at a slower, happier pace -
This Is Not a Memoir -
April 20, 2006
Her irresistible novels may read like autobiography, but Sarahbeth Purcell insists she’s just making stuff up -
Against the Hollow Thought of Nothing -
April 13, 2006
Local poet leans hard into life, despite the threat of darkness -
The Pen is Mightier than the Flute? -
April 13, 2006
Nashville musician pens new collection of stories -
The Vanishing Fields -
April 6, 2006
Local poet mourns the loss of agrarian culture -
Take a Page From the Losers’ Handbook -
March 23, 2006
Local musician takes on the self-help genre -
Monkey Business -
March 9, 2006
Coming of age during the trial of the century -
The Slacker Way -
March 2, 2006
Sometimes things just work out, even if a bomb has to go off first -
How They Live Now -
February 23, 2006
Jay McInerney’s apocalyptic love story provides anthropological view of post-9/11 Manhattanites -
A Man in Full -
February 23, 2006
Local attorney Bill Carter releases a book chronicling his association with the Warren Commission, the Stones and a lot in between -
In Murky Waters -
February 9, 2006
Intrigue and adventure abound in the tale of a Rebel ship -
The Road to Freedom -
February 9, 2006
Downtown library features author of a new book on the historic Freedom Rides -
The Un-Lovely Bones -
February 2, 2006
British novelist offers an original take on the usual tale told by an endangered child -
Body of Evidence -
February 2, 2006
Famed Knoxville anthropologist spins a tale of murder -
Apocalypse in Alabama -
January 26, 2006
Local writer’s debut novel pits love and faith against the forces of evil -
On the Road Again -
January 26, 2006
Another fictional hero heads across America -
A Passionate, Austere Devotion -
January 19, 2006
New poetry collection captures the complexities of an enduring marriage -
CSI Knoxville -
January 19, 2006
Authors chronicle life down on the Body Farm -
Holy Moments -
January 12, 2006
Even the catchiest pop song can be an out-of-body experience -
Limping on, Laughing -
January 12, 2006
Author finally reveals the fate of her beloved character Ellen Foster
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