Scott Williams, Townmania: Marcus Winchester and the Making of Memphis Marcus Winchester (1796–1856) devoted his life to transforming the small settlement on the fourth Chickasaw bluff into a thriving center of…
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An online journal about books, writers, and literary events in Tennessee, Chapter 16 also serves as the state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book.
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We are thrilled to welcome René Dillard to the Humanities Tennessee staff as our new Director of Development. In this role, she oversees our organization’s fundraising strategy and stewardship, focusing…
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In About, Above, Around: 50 Prepositions, Mark Mayer toys with the meanings of an overlooked part of speech to explore the dark corners and rarefied summits of human existence. Mayer will discuss the book at Novel in Memphis on March 30.
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