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A coffee-table book about Nashville could have been terrible — a work in which Instagram filters and daytime talk-show glossiness are met with trite observations about Living Your Dream. But Nashville: Scenes From the New American South is not that book — it’s not even close. Under the guidance of beloved Nashville author Ann Patchett, photographer Heidi Ross spent months documenting the city from all angles — from the weird Bacchanalia of Lower Broadway to the worn-to-hell boots of Gillian Welch that grace the book’s cover. Combined with Patchett’s singular perspective, the photos — and the book itself — is nuanced and smart in all the best ways. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER

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