Three days, eight food trucks, 288 authors, performance stages, downtown vibe, perfect fall weather: BAM! It’s the Southern Festival of Books. Check out the schedule to see the host of terrific authors coming to Nashville October 14-16. Today’s post features my quick…
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Is it safe to treat dogs like furry children? Montreal doesn’t think so. The Montreal City Council passed a “pit bull ban” last week, a regulation that would prevent residents from adopting or buying a pit bull and requiring registration…
I am not a hearty traveler. “If you were a farm animal, you would have been put down,” quipped my husband. Between the food poisoning and the vertigo, the garden variety infections and anxiety, I’d have to agree. Despite distressing…
Everyone I know is working on their fall calendars right now. Today’s post features some hot happenings for yours, Nashville readers! 1. Salon@615 has an incredible lineup of authors speaking this fall, many of them at Nashville’s Downtown Public Library but several of…
The serious business of fall is almost upon us: sporting events, social events, the acquisition of mums. Almost! But not today. If you need one last summertime read, you might pick up The Girls, by Emma Cline – a smart, sexy novel that’s spent most…
A boy from Knoxville and a girl who grew up in Memphis found some pretty good real estate in Nashville: the Tennessee Governor’s Residence! Today’s post concludes the Summer Reading series at Bacon, featuring Governor Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy. In a taxing…
For Jay and Christi Turner, the end of the summer is also the end of of an era: their oldest daughter leaves for college this month. She’s going to their alma mater, and they’ll try to keep a close eye…
I’m always trying to figure it out: how to be a better, wiser person in the world. Today’s post features three relevant books that will appeal to different audiences: the earnest, the irreverent, and serious Star Wars fans. If you want…
Today’s Bacon features a timelessly elegant Nashville couple, Steve and Carolyn Taylor, reflecting on ancestors, historic castles, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and all things good about summer! Steve cuts a fine figure in a tuxedo and entertains the…