Star Wars hit me hard as a kid. (Not alone, I know!) At age 9, I was still firmly rooted in fairy tales and schoolwork and a suburban Southern childhood. Independence took the form of riding my bike to the local Seven Eleven…
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This Friday night, the best show in town is at Parnassus. “The Midnight Cool Revue” features Lydia Peelle, an award-winning Nashville author, joined by her husband Ketch Secor of Grammy award-winning group Old Crow Medicine Show on banjo, fiddle, harmonica,…
Whatever you do today – working out, cleaning out, being nicer to your spouse – don’t ruin a good start to the year or a good mood by stopping in at the drugstore. What is sadder than the dregs of…
Bacon readers from near and far have sent in their top picks of 2016, and I’m thrilled to share their rousing recommendations in this last post before Christmas! Each contributor’s name is linked to a website of particular interest. Without further ado, and…
Is female friendship really so complicated? Laura Cooper, lately featured at Lithub, returns to Bacon today with her latest thought-provoking piece on the myths that surround us in life and literature. From Laura: There’s been a run on major literary fiction…
Today, one of the most avid and discerning readers I know shares his “Best of” list for 2016. I’m taking notes. From Sean Kinch: I am a devoted reader of “Best of” book lists. Seeing what others consider the cream…
From Patricia: I used to ride the bus to high school and would sometimes rest my head against the window and imagine how my image would fit into a music video on VH1. I would imagine different songs playing behind…
I have not read this book. I don’t even own it yet. But I read about it this morning, I’ll buy it today, and I’m so excited to share it with you! If you like Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, read…
December can be stressful. Correction: December is stressful. Give yourself a break here and there! A puppy video. A salted caramel hot chocolate. A book or author event. Today’s Bacon features four thrilling novels plus three upcoming author events in Nashville….