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Podcast

Family Folktales: The Enchanted Ring

May 11, 2018

When a young man is given an enchanted ring, it leads to prosperity. When the same ring is given to his wicked brother, what do you think will happen?

Deadpool is coming!

May 10, 2018

Amanda Dembiec

Only eight more days 'til the movie comes out! Are you ready?

2nd Wednesday Book Club's next book is A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

May 10, 2018

Sentenced to live his days in a small room, Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov recounts his version of Russian history.

Puppet Show Premiere: Momotaro

May 9, 2018

Greg Hall

Check out the latest puppet show from Wishing Chair Productions, for fans of Japanese culture and folk tales!

Celebrate Mom with Books

May 8, 2018

Cassandra Welch

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, let’s highlight some picture books that star our #1 fans – moms!

After Kathy Acker: A Literary Biography

May 7, 2018

Bryan Jones

Literature's fiercest firebrand gets a critical biography from the wife of her ex-lover.

Podcast

Back in the Day Podcast: And the Walls Came Crashing Down: Lifeway Tower Implosion

May 5, 2018

Archivist Drew Mahan discusses the use of implosion technology and the recent implosion of the Lifeway Draper Tower.

The Recovering

May 3, 2018

In The Recovering, author Leslie Jamison confronts her own alcoholism with the help of a chorus of famous drinking writers: Raymond Carver, Jean Rhys, Charles Jackson, and Denis Johnson, to name a few.

Podcast

Family Folktales: The Master Maid

May 2, 2018

A king’s son becomes servant to a giant, and narrowly escapes with his life. But what will be his fate if he forgets the maid who helped him?

"Not a Man Who Talks, but a Man Who Acts"

April 30, 2018

Sarah Arntz

It's been 50 years this month since the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., yet his actions and teachings have lived on every day since. Coincidentally, the date of his actual birthday this year was celebrated on the same day of the holiday honoring him. In honor of his legacy, here's a look back at how his work affected Nashville...