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Category: TN Writers | TN Stories

4-28-23

Who Was Timothy Demonbreun?

Note: Elizabeth Elkins will discuss 'We Should Soon Become Respectable: Nashville's Own Timothy Demonbreun'  alongside R. Scott Williams who will discuss his book ' The Accidental Fame and Lack of Fortune of West Tennessee's David Crockett' on Saturday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. The reading will be preceded by a reception beginning at 10:00 a.m. with coffee and cookies by Christie's C... Read More
Posted by Stephanie Davis
TN Writers | TN Stories

4-17-23

Tragedy and Triumph in 'Walk Through Fire'

Note: Yasmine S. Ali, M.D. discussed 'Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster That Changed America' on Saturday, April 8 at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. The book reconstructs the events of a horrific explosion of a tank car in 1978 that devastated the small town of Waverly, Tennessee, shocked the nation, and led to the creation of transformational laws and regulations which have since been adopted by countries around ... Read More
Posted by Stephanie Davis
TN Writers | TN Stories

10-12-22

Exploring the Complexity of Family in 'Memphis'

Note: Tara Stringfellow will read from and discuss Memphis with Kashif Andrew Graham — Outreach Librarian for Religion and Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity Library and a freelance writer — on Saturday, October 15 at 10:30 a.m. in the Nashville Public Library Commons Room as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series at the Southern Festival of Books. The reading will be preceded by a light coff... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
TN Writers | TN Stories

9-5-22

'In the Wild Light' of Appalachia

Note: Jeff Zentner will discuss In the Wild Light with Stephanie Koehler on Saturday, September 10 at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. The reading will be preceded by a reception beginning at 10:00 a.m. The series is presented in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, Chapter 16 and Vanderbilt University Press.  by Sarah Carter for Chapter 16 “My life is... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
TN Writers | TN Stories

8-8-22

A People's Guide to Social Justice History in Nashville

Note: Learotha Williams, Ph.D. will discuss I’ll Take You There: Exploring Nashville’s Social Justice Sites with Steve Haruch — journalist, writer, editor and producer on This is Nashville on WPLN — on Saturday, August 13 at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. The reading will be preceded by a reception beginning at 10:00 a.m.... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Black History Native American History TN Writers | TN Stories

7-7-22

Exploring the Nashville Story of Hot Chicken

Note: Rachel Louise Martin will discuss Hot, Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story with Khalil Ekulona — host of This is Nashville on WPLN — on Saturday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. The reading will be preceded by a reception beginning at 10:00 a.m. Reservations are requested here. The series is presented in partnership with Humanities T... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
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6-2-22

Exploring the History of African American Lodges and Cemeteries in Tennessee

Note: Leigh Ann Gardner will read from To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead: African American Lodges and Cemeteries in Tennessee, and discuss the book with Natalie Bell — journalist, author and historian, and board member of the Nashville Chapter of the Afro-American Genealogical Society — on Saturday, June 11 at 11 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. The reading will be ... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Black History Reconstruction TN Writers | TN Stories

5-31-22

From The Chicks to Here: Women Fighting for a Voice in Country Music

Marissa R. Moss will read from Her Country, and discuss the book with Jewly Hight — WNXP editorial director and NPR music reporter — on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. Reservations are requested here. This is the rescheduled date after the postponement of the June 9 event. Those who RSVP for that event will have to re-registe... Read More
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