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The Southern Festival of Books, presented by Vanderbilt University, will return for its 38th year on October 17-18, 2026!
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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.…
Latest from Chapter 16
In Barbara Kingsolver’s Partita, a middle-aged woman, once a promising concert pianist, remembers the summer when a passionate love affair destroyed her dreams of a musical career. Kingsolver will discuss Partita at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium in Nashville on October 11 as part of the 2026 Southern Festival of Books.
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