As the days grow short and mornings chill and those last knockout roses cling sadly to summer, it seems the time to share this unsettling little poem by T.S. Eliot. Song When we came home across the hill No…
You can always count on Laura Cooper to elevate the Bacon conversation! Today, she thinks about the South, our “Garden and Gun moment” in national culture – and Marcel Proust. From Laura: Last week, Nashville hosted Bonnaroo for book lovers (otherwise known…
I brought home two new books and three great truths from the Southern Festival of Books. More on the books later. On the truths: these aren’t showstopper truths or brand new truths. They are humble and quiet; you’ve met them…