September 18, 2016

Given their traditional characterization as "starving," it might seem odd for artists to willingly part with half the proceeds from selling their work.

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Every year, however, dozens of local artists agree to go halfsies with the Southern Lit Alliance during smART, the organization's annual silent auction fundraiser.

June 07, 2016

Thanks to the Chattanoogan for the great write up about the Revitalibrary Project at Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute! 

June 07, 2016

Sean Phipps with Nooga.com plugs our new Revitalibrary Project at Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute! Read the article to learn how you can become involved! 

May 20, 2016

Thanks to Julie Edwards with WRCBTV's 3 Plus You for a great interview about our last South Bound author event with Harrison Scott Key!

May 19, 2016

Key was born in Memphis, but grew up in Mississippi, among pious, Bible-reading women and men who either shot things or got women pregnant, he explains in the book notes. At the center of his world was his larger-than-life father — a hunter, a fighter, a football coach, "a man better suited to living in a remote frontier wilderness of the 19th century than contemporary America, with all its progressive ideas and paved roads and lack of armed duels. He was a great man, and he taught me many things: How to fight, how to work, how to cheat, how to pray to Jesus about it, how to kill things with guns and knives and, if necessary, with hammers."

May 16, 2016

Mike Miller with WUTC asks Harrison Scott Key what he's wearing. And many other questions that lead to funny and impactful answers about humor and crafting his memoir The World's Largest Man. Hint: crafting a memoir over a beer is probably the best option.

April 22, 2016

© Jacob Cagle. If you missed Watkin's reading, here's the whole thing on video! In this lecture Claire discusses the fearless pursuit of the "unknown" story, how Gold Fame Citrus began as a "mistress novel," and how she is still understanding her own work.

April 18, 2016

Listen in as WUTC's Mike Miller interviews critically-acclaimed fiction writer Claire Vaye Watkins for "Around & About!" 

April 12, 2016

Check out the A-List praise Watkins has received for her first novel Gold Fame Citrus!

March 28, 2016

© Jacob Cagle. If you missed Franklin & Fennelly's reading, here's the whole thing on video! Enjoy the banter between this husband/wife duo, and the nuanced variations in their writing.

March 16, 2016

© Ward Raymond, The Pulse.  Check out this article that elaborates on the riveting plot of Franklin & Fennelly's coauthored novel The Tilted World. Mark your calendar for what is sure to be a lively event!

March 17, 2016

© Chattanooga Times Free Press. In this article you can find all the details for our South Bound lecture with Tom Franklin & Beth Ann Fennelly. Thanks to our Tennessee Williams sponsor for this media push! 

March 10, 2016

© Jacob Cagle. On March 22 we're hosting bestselling fiction duo Tom Franklin & Beth Ann Fennelly. Their coauthored novel, The Tilted World, has been hailed as "crime fiction of the highest order" by the Seattle Times. Set against the tragic backdrop of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the book has been recommended to readers of Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain. 

February 22, 2016

© Jacob Cagle. If you missed Matejka's reading, here's the whole thing on video! Enjoy the incredible poetry, the kindness and enthusiasm of the author, and the depth of the character of Jack Johnson.

March 01, 2016

© Jacob Cagle. National Book Award finalist Adrian Matejka brought down the house with his evocative poetry collection that chronicles the life of legendary boxing champion Jack Johnson. The poems were edgy, tender, and empowering; everyone that came left with a newfound appreciation for the art of poetry and for the man who broke racial barriers in sports history.