Get ready for one of the Festival’s shiniest events! Gayle Forman (If I Stay) will share the stage at War Memorial Auditorium with Curtis Sittenfeld (Eligible) on Saturday, October 15th from 3:30-4:30 pm. Mary Laura Philpott of Parnassus and Penguin fame moderates the…
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Life can be messy. And strange. The brave among us try to figure some things out and share what they’ve learned. Chris Offutt will read from his memoir My Father, The Pornographer at the Southern Festival of Books tomorrow (Friday, October 14th)…
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…
Meet Helen Ellis, author of American Housewife: Stories. “I think housewives are powerful and slightly deranged. But so am I,” she told Vogue, laughing. The stories in American Housewife beguile and entrance – and if they sometimes have an Alice in Wonderland…
I know I promised intel on the four terrific books I’ve been reading about China. I need to pause on that for a moment and instead run a quick and dirty (yet also engaging and informative!) series leading up to…
If you’ve been reading Bacon this week, you might have made your list of What You Want. Today, behind door #2, is your next question: What Do You Want In Your Marriage? The rules are the same this time around: Nobody else’s…
Arne Weingart made quite an impression at his niece Sherrie Gordon Eisenman’s birthday party. “I have vivid and fond memories of Arne singing folk songs at my party in December of 1965. The playroom was full of wall to wall mattresses,…
The Authors in the Round dinner tonight at War Memorial Auditorium promises not only an intimate evening of delightful conversation with friends but also a chance to meet the author you’re crushing on. It’s a seriously good evening. This…
Hometown heroes make Nashville proud at the Southern Festival this weekend! Don’t miss the chance to support them at their panel discussions or under the tents with the booksellers. Thank you, hometown heroes, for giving us books that sing. Read…