Column
Books
- In Alphabet Juice, Roy Blount Jr. Proves Himself a Wordsmith for the Ages - November 20, 2008
- Nashville author Ronald Kidd's young adult novel, On Beale Street, revisits the despair and hope of 1950s Memphis - November 20, 2008
- In The House at Sugar Beach, Journalist Helene Cooper Makes the Most of Memoir - November 20, 2008
- With Serena, Ron Rash Crafts a Harrowing Tale of Depression-Era Appalachia - November 13, 2008
- Lorraine Lopez Hits Book-Club Gold With The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters - November 13, 2008
- Alice Schroeder Turns Up No Dirt in The Snowball, a New Biography of Warren Buffett - November 13, 2008
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Tell Me a Story -
November 6, 2008
Local readings this week range from the sublime to the heartrending to the purely fluffy -
Turning a Jail Cell into a Meditation Room -
October 30, 2008
Becca Stevens takes the Benedictine Rule to prison -
Out of the Pulp Pile -
October 30, 2008
Crime writer Dennis Lehane graduates from genre fiction -
Shut Up and Drive -
October 30, 2008
Operating a moving vehicle is a lot more complicated than it seems -
Counter-Revolution -
October 23, 2008
How evangelicals took the fun out of sex -
Tracing Music City's Family Tree -
October 23, 2008
New book chronicles a musical tradition that long predates the Opry -
Death on Deadline -
October 23, 2008
A prizewinning journalist sets his new thriller in the newsroom -
Far Beyond Navel-Gazing -
October 16, 2008
Leif Enger's novel about a failed novelist redeems the genre -
God of the Slide Guitar -
October 16, 2008
A biography of Duane Allman stirs rock memories -
Not Rich, and barely famous -
October 16, 2008
A fiddling poet reports from the road -
Facing the Black-Winged Angel -
October 2, 2008
Diann Blakely's gorgeous new poetry collection confronts the cost of love and the nature of loss -
Trying Tyrants -
October 2, 2008
Two law professors describe 'the mother of all trials,' from conception to, um, execution -
The Mark of Cain -
October 2, 2008
Powerful new novel reimagines the biblical story of fratricide -
Cuban Mix -
October 2, 2008
New book connects Castro's Revolution with the Mob's domination of Cuba -
Romance, Country-Style -
September 25, 2008
Local fiction team produces a weeper -
Infinite Sadness -
September 25, 2008
Remembering David Foster Wallace -
A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma—and Living in the White House -
September 25, 2008
Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld imagines the interior life of Laura Bush -
From Green Acres to Big Ag -
September 18, 2008
A local historian describes the rise of industrial agriculture -
Snob Appeal -
September 18, 2008
Former Nashvillian finds humor—and a good novel—in the ludicrous behavior of the rich -
Rich Boy, Poor Boy -
September 18, 2008
The Rothschild heir who had it all and gave it away -
More Than Just Green Eggs and Ham -
September 18, 2008
Children's book authors and illustrators gather in Nashville -
Southerners Anonymous -
September 18, 2008
George Singleton's comic tale of a recovering alcoholic makes Southern art respectable again. Sort of. -
Below the Bible Belt -
September 11, 2008
Novelist Clyde Edgerton takes on the bad guys—and the religious fundamentalists -
John Henry, Myth Made Flesh -
September 11, 2008
Historian pins down the man and traces his legacy -
Don't Hate Her Because She's Beautiful -
September 11, 2008
Two women declare a light-hearted war on bitchery -
Mayhem at the Museum -
September 11, 2008
Tess Gerritsen's latest thriller finds a sociopath among archaeologists -
Between Brown and Eco -
September 4, 2008
Yet another novel based on ancient secrets and hidden texts, but still a good read -
A Steamy Taste of Crime—Thai Style -
September 4, 2008
New thriller serves up Bangkok's underworld -
Tale of an unlucky innocent -
September 4, 2008
A Central Asian woman's memoir of her harsh life -
Patient, Help Thy Physician -
August 28, 2008
Noted local doctor advises patients to get involved in diagnoses -
Resurrecting Addict Lit -
August 28, 2008
An ace reporter investigates his own depraved history -
De Niro State of Mind -
August 28, 2008
Exploring Beirut's mean streets -
When Love Is Lost at the Jim Dandy -
August 28, 2008
Southern Gothic meets metafiction in a new novel by Minton Sparks -
A Survivor's Self-Portrait -
August 21, 2008
Janis Ian surveys her tumultuous life -
Move Along, Brooding Vietnam-Veteran Detectives -
August 21, 2008
You've been replaced by a brooding Iraq war vet -
Love in the Ruins (Where Else?) -
August 21, 2008
In this post-9/11 novel, the twin towers still fall, but the ending is less than predictable -
Killer Convention -
August 14, 2008
Local mystery conference enters its third year—and the beginning of a serial run -
The Staff of Life -
August 14, 2008
Local author explores the nature of adulthood and the power of crisis -
Gonzo Environmentalism -
August 14, 2008
A radical journalist reports the state of the planet -
May the Road Rise to Meet You -
August 7, 2008
Veteran Irish musicians trade war stories in new collection -
Mulletheads, Unite -
August 7, 2008
Kentucky writer's political novel is class-conscious—and very funny -
Measuring Success With a Ruler -
July 31, 2008
In her second Atlanta-based novel, Karin Slaughter weaves a rich, complex thriller—and perhaps a new franchise -
A Classic in the Debauchery Canon -
July 31, 2008
Al Kooper's memoir stands the test of time (and drugs and groupies and feckless managers) -
Boinking: A (Very) Natural History -
July 24, 2008
Robert Olen Butler imagines what goes through the minds of famous people—long dead and still living—while they're in the throes -
Beowulf Through the Eyes of Women -
July 24, 2008
In her powerful first novel, a local writer takes a fresh look at the oldest tale in Brit Lit -
Hollywood or Bust -
July 17, 2008
Exploring the generational effect of failed dreams -
A View to a Thrill -
July 17, 2008
Facing danger in a cold climate -
"She terrified people" -
July 17, 2008
Finally, a book tells the story of Tennessee's infamous baby seller -
Games Nations Play -
July 10, 2008
Historian finds seeds of politicized, commercialized Olympics in Cold War rivalries of 1960 -
The Girls, They Are A'Changing -
July 10, 2008
Five women find themselves during the turbulent ’60s -
Feminism for Good Girls -
July 3, 2008
A pocket guide to the American women’s movement -
Photographic Record -
July 3, 2008
Vanderbilt alum revisits the 1961 Freedom Rides -
A Call to Pitchforks -
June 26, 2008
Letters from the front lines of political upheaval -
Role Models for the Race -
June 26, 2008
A history of Nashville’s black women teachers -
High, but Not Lonesome -
June 19, 2008
Willie bio depicts a driven oddball whose success is part Dale Carnegie, part Cheech & Chong -
She Works Hard for the Money -
June 19, 2008
Two Nashville women share their work stories in new collection -
The Hopeful Southerner -
June 12, 2008
Essays that turn an old-style liberal lens on the peculiarities of the South -
Secrets or Lies? -
June 12, 2008
New novel explores the hidden spaces in the human heart -
Writers All Around -
June 5, 2008
Local bookstores host a bounty of author appearances -
Trouble on the Mountain -
May 29, 2008
Game warden Joe Pickett is back, and people are dying -
The Child Who Would Be Queen -
May 29, 2008
Britain’s premier popular historian imagines Elizabeth I’s scandalous coming of age -
Love—and Murder—Austrian Style -
May 22, 2008
Tasha Alexander’s Lady Emily Ashton is back on the case -
Live Your Dash! -
May 22, 2008
Belmont University president and his wife learn about living from the dying -
Putterin About the Past -
May 15, 2008
Tony Horwitz visits forgotten corners of American history—literally -
Beyond Piss Christ -
May 15, 2008
Bill Ivey explains why the arts matter, even when they make some people mad -
Catchy, Even if It Doesn’t Rhyme -
May 8, 2008
Country songsmiths turn out a lightweight but lively collection of stories -
A Cold Whisper of Evil -
May 8, 2008
John Sandford is back, pursuing more prey -
The Price of Dissent -
May 1, 2008
A Nashville minister reflects on his time behind bars -
On Truth, Nutburgers, and the American Way -
May 1, 2008
New book shows why the humble hamburger is an important American icon -
Ditching the Debs -
April 24, 2008
A new novel explains what happens when a bunch of cotillion girls head off to the big city -
Consummate Love Unconsummated -
April 24, 2008
A debut novel that is literarily potent and hopelessly romantic -
Like Crack, Only Not Bad For Your Teeth -
April 17, 2008
Novelist Harlan Coben’s newest is delightfully addictive -
Hoping to Find a Friend and a Lover? -
April 17, 2008
Why looking for love in all the wrong places is better than not looking at all -
Two Languages, One Voice -
April 10, 2008
Bilingual poet Francisco Aragón explores connected themes of language and place -
The Power of Negative Speaking -
April 10, 2008
A Vanderbilt professor puts a positive spin on negative politics -
The Brother’s Tale -
April 3, 2008
John Larry Ray offers his account of the King assassination -
Lingam, Yoni and all that -
April 3, 2008
Memphis native Eric Jerome Dickey churns out another hot novel -
Memory and Mourning -
March 27, 2008
Nashville poet Bill Brown revisits old themes with new mastery -
No End of Wit -
March 27, 2008
Author of The Jane Austen Book Club continues her examination of writers and readers -
A Full Life Threatened -
March 20, 2008
A Nashville philanthropist chronicles her struggle against cancer -
Don’t Ask, Don’t Kill -
March 20, 2008
Smart, moody thriller from Christopher Rice is his straightest—and most provocative—book yet -
Icons of Roadside Culture -
March 13, 2008
New coffee-table book offers a retrospective of John Baeder’s dream diners -
Death and Taxes -
March 13, 2008
The Lone Star State stars in a sweeping and violent historical novel -
Captain Lewrie Under Attack -
March 13, 2008
An iron man in his wooden ship, and in the docket -
Look at Me -
March 6, 2008
Susannah Felts’ debut explores friendship, voyeurism and the conscience of a budding artist -
Conundrum in a Coal Mine -
March 6, 2008
Homer Hickam returns to his roots -
Of Hustlers and Heroes -
February 28, 2008
Biography of pool legends Willie Mosconi and Minnesota Fats defines the rise and fall of a sport—and a century -
Speak, Memory -
February 28, 2008
Chris Bohjalian’s 10th novel heads down the rabbit hole of remembrance -
The Voice of Music City -
February 21, 2008
Music writer Craig Havighurst chronicles the birth and near-death of the Opry’s radio home -
Gilligans Island -
February 21, 2008
In her first novel, a pioneer of gender studies explores the isolation of love -
Fear and Lobster on a Cruise Ship -
February 21, 2008
In his new novel, Tim Dorsey does Hunter S. Thompson one better -
Beyond Heavy Breathing and Heaving Breasts -
February 14, 2008
A novelist discusses her plan for making history come alive -
Won't You Be My Neighbor? -
February 14, 2008
Vanderbilt professor believes the Golden Rule is more than just a commandment -
Murder, He Wrote -
February 7, 2008
A Nashville judge pens a historical novel based on a shocking 1913 Gallatin slaying -
Goin' Down to Georgia -
February 7, 2008
Susan Gregg Gilmore’s debut novel keeps the small-town spirit alive -
Highballers and Hoss Hair Pullers -
January 31, 2008
A Brit goes in search of the secret history of hillbilly music -
Mom Always Liked Me Best -
January 31, 2008
Robert Leleux’s debut memoir insists on laughing through the tears -
Cool Corporate Tools for the Slacker Generation -
January 24, 2008
Local author gives advice to people who know more about reality TV than résumé-writing -
Wine and Chomsky Party -
January 24, 2008
Vandy scholar dissects an icon of dissent -
Year of Destiny -
January 17, 2008
Kurt Andersen’s epic novel captures America’s defining age -
Resolve to Create a Financial Revolution -
January 17, 2008
Local life coach tells how -
Civil Rights Road Trip -
January 10, 2008
A sightseer’s guide to the movement -
Wedding Crasher -
January 10, 2008
Ruining a wedding party
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