From the Ozarks to the Smokies, the bayous to the bluegrass: Great Reads for 2025

In the run up to this year’s National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. (Sept. 6) the Tennessee Center for the Book (housed within Humanities Tennessee) teamed up with other Centers in the region to showcase celebrated books (“Great Reads from Great Places”) from our respective states. Tennessee’s 2025 selections are [adult] Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson and [youth] A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen. In this pre-recorded author talk compilation, hear from Tennessee’s authors in addition to writers showcased by Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Missouri.