Try this, friends, when no one is around…
July 8, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Nonfiction
July 7, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
BOOM!
The fireworks continue with today’s terrific guest post by Christina Apperson on BOOM: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art…
July 4, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
4th of July Special: Music, a Poem, an Eagle, Jon Meacham, and Tim McGraw
Perhaps you are up early, dear friend, as I am. Perhaps you have a moment to call your own before the day begins. I’d love to share some music and poetry and a book with you. Plus the bald eagle at Nashville International Airport which is – you know – surprising.
June 30, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Love, Loss, and Margaret Renkl
I am overwhelmed – and awed – by the beauty of Margaret Renkl’s new book, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss. There is nothing new under the sun, we are told by a reliable source. That being said, each person brings her own eyes and personal history to the world. Margaret’s vision is dark – radiant – peaceful – mournful – and …
June 16, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
The Gift
Sometimes you buy a book for your daughter and give it to her, beautifully wrapped, as a graduation present – and she is very polite about it. Then she sets it down on the coffee table. Permanently. You pick it up and realize that you actually bought the book for yourself in the first place.
June 9, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Summer Reading: Top 3 for June
Happy summer, Bacon friends! On my Top 3 list for June, you’ll find one book to make you laugh, one book to make you think, and one book that will make you glad your sister isn’t a serial killer.
June 2, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Jessi Baker Makes Moonshine
Jessi Baker cooks, Jessi Baker writes, Jessi Baker smiles. And – Jessi Baker makes moonshine. (I like this woman.) Today, she’s sharing a bacon recipe and talking with me about her brand new book, Shining: Ole Smoky Moonshine Family Cookbook.
May 14, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Educated: Guest Post by Tara Scarlett
Do you know a friend better when you’ve seen a picture of them as a child? I’d like to say yes – and I believe it is true.
May 6, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Dreamland: Guest Post by Elizabeth Hawkins
My friend Elizabeth Hawkins stops in at Bacon today to talk about a book she calls a “jaw-dropping work of nonfiction.” The author will speak in Nashville tomorrow, May 7th – please, read on!
April 28, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone? (Guest Post by Mary Raymond)
I’m just going to get out of the way this morning and let guest writer Mary Raymond tell you about a book that sounds remarkable.