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The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word, announced the first list of its highly anticipated lineup of authors, presenters, programs and activities for its 31st anniversary event. Marquee appearances at this year’s Festival include New York Times bestselling authors  Ottessa Moshfegh, Samantha Power, Casey Cep, Karen Abbott, Karen Thompson Walker, Paul Theroux and author Learn More…

Join Humanities Tennessee on Thursday, July 18th, for the 2019 Southern Festival of Books Reveal Party at Smith & Lentz Brewing Co.! We will announce the initial author list for the 31st annual Festival (taking place October 11-13 in downtown Nashville) and unveil this year’s artwork. This is a free event and is open to Learn More…

Margaret Renkl, the founding editor of Chapter16.org, the literary website of Humanities Tennessee, will step down May 31 after ten years. Current managing editor Maria Browning will assume the editorship of the site, which reaches approximately 500,000 Tennesseans monthly through its website and statewide newspaper partnerships. Renkl is the author of the forthcoming Late Migrations: Learn More…

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