A review of Erin Kimmerle’s book, “We Carry Their Bones.”
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New Biography Places Lorraine Hansberry Center-Stage
A review of “Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind a Raisin in the Sun” by Charles J. Sheilds.
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To Love Something Is to Worry
Mary Laura Philpott’s latest essay collection, “Bomb Shelter,” is a book about loving so much it hurts.
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“The Female Gaze” Champions Women Filmmakers
A review of Alicia Malone’s guide to films made by and about women, “The Female Gaze.”
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“Camera Man”: Resilience and Reinvention
A review of “Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century” by Dana Stevens.
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Compelling and Feverish, “Trailed” Solves the Case
A review of Kathryn Miles’ “Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders.”
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Nostalgia, Marketing, and Comfort Food in “Red Sauce”
An interview with author Ian MacAllen, discussing “Red Sauce,” his book chronicling the Italian-American creation of a comfort food tradition.
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Looking for Mr. Nashville: “We Should Soon Become Respectable” Explores the History of One of Tennessee’s Most Complicated Characters
A review of Elizabeth Elkins’ nonfiction book, “We Should Soon Become Respectable: Nashville’s Own Timothy Demonbreun.”
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“How to be Perfect”: A Crash Course in Moral Philosophy
A review of Michael Schur’s book, “How to Be Perfect.”
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Divisions and Distances in “Another Appalachia”
A review of Neema Avashia’s collection of essays, “Another Appalachia.”
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