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It did take Eleanor Brakefield Wells some time to come back home: 34 years, to be precise. She was born in Nashville at Baptist Hospital when her father, Dr. James Brakefield, was a medical intern there.  She attended Woodmont Elementary,…

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We’ve heard quite a lot about a certain mockingbird lately.  Today, Kate Satz reports on a hawk that’s also been flying high.  H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald, has received all kinds of critical acclaim since its publication in the UK…

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Honestly, I’ve felt a little sad thinking about the release of Go Set a Watchman next Tuesday, July 14th.  It seems hard to know if this book was ever meant for the world.  But today’s first chapter published in the Wall Street…

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If the future of Southern cooking were in Nicki’s hands, we could all rest well at night.  Just look at how she transports a watermelon, with such loving care… Though she once feared the demise of traditional Southern cooking, Nicki…

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