A Library Too Big to Ban
Book bans at public institutions have been on the rise in recent years. Since Fall 2021, PEN America has tracked over 10,000 book bans in public schools across the country.…
Tag: Southern Festival of Books
Writers’ Workshops: a Festival collaboration with The Porch
We are proud to welcome our literary friends from Nashville’s The Porch back to the Southern Festival of Books with four facilitated writing workshops before the Festival officially begins. For…
Southern Festival of Books Authors Announced
Humanities Tennessee today announced the initial lineup of award-winning, bestselling authors who will headline the 36th Annual Southern Festival of Books, taking place at Bicentennial Mall, the Tennessee State Museum…
Southern Festival of Books | Author Reveal Party
We hope you’ll join us Thursday, July 18 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Tennessee State Museum! Our initial roster of authors for the 2024 Southern Festival of Books will be announced,…
Festival Fundraiser: An Evening with Erik Larson
As part of Southern Festival of Books, Humanities Tennessee, Parnassus Books, and Montgomery Bell Academy are thrilled to present an evening with Erik Larson, as he discusses his new book, The…
36th Annual Southern Festival of Books Returns Oct. 26-27
Humanities Tennessee is thrilled to announce that the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books will return to Bicentennial Mall, Tennessee State Museum, and Tennessee State Library and Archives on…
The 36th Annual Southern Festival of Books
This fall, Humanities Tennessee will welcome more than 175 authors and 25,000 visitors to Nashville for the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books. The family-friendly weekend festival will be held…
Authors in the Round 2024
We hope you will join us for Authors in the Round, a special event dinner that provides vital funding for the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books. Your participation in the dinner…
The Place of Memory: An RPW Center-Sponsored Festival Track
Humanities Tennessee, the Southern Festival of Books, and the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities have partnered for many years to present a themed track of author sessions at…
TN Writers | TN Stories and Festival Event with Margaret Renkl
In The Comfort of Crows, New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional: fifty-two chapters that follow the creatures and plants in her backyard over the course of a…