Troubadour extraordinaire Kevin Morby and literature-er extraordinaire Rachel Kushner will be in conversation at this year's Southern Festival of Books in Nashville at 2:30pm on 10/15. It' free! photos: Morby: chantal anderson Kushner: Chloe Aftel Fox/SFB text: Laura Baisden

2 WEEKS TO GO! Though curious about which author sessions you're looking forward to, we thought we'd devote a bit of time to ... the audience! ➡ Who are you hoping will be in the audience with you this year? Tag all your friends and/or strangers with whom you'd like to Fest!

“Full of yearning, ponderances about art and what it means to be an artist, and self-revelation, A Scatter of Light has a simmering intensity that makes it hard to put down.”—NPR Join Malinda Lo as we celebrate her book A SCATTER OF LIGHT at the Festival this fall!

Chapter 16: What do you think it is that people are responding to in your story? Loretta Lynn: I think everybody is just about like me. We’re all alike... From an interview Loretta Lynn did back in 2010 with Margaret Renkl and untold Full interview: chapter16.org/still-proud-to…

Spine-Tingling: Next week, hundreds of authors will gather in downtown Nashville for the 34th annual Southern Festival of Books. Read our preview here. nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/c…

Join us OCT. 14-16 for the book festival (free!) downtown at War Memorial Plaza & the Nashville Public Library. More information, including daily schedule of events, at sofestofbooks.org SFB is a program of @HumanitiesTN | poster 🎨 @campnevenice 📸 TN Photographs

What's this that leans upon a can of beans atop a pair of jeans? The Nashville Scene! The latest issue features a certain Festival! nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/c…

Check out "Tina’s Tips for a Fabulous Festival" at Lawrence Chapter.16 today chapter16.org/were-back-baby/ [Fox by Laura Baisden]

Beyond the books at the Festival, there are, well, more books ... and a MUSIC STAGE! EXHIBITOR BOOTHS! A PERFORMANCE STAGE! and FOOD, FOOD, FOOD! Snag the app for stage schedules, exhibitor info and more! [link in bio]

Freshly recorded today, hear all about the Fest on This Is Nashville wpln.org/shows-and-podc…

MAKE SOME NOISE! THE FESTIVAL IS ABOUT TO BEGIN! DETAILS AT SOFESTOFBOOKS.ORG FESTIVAL HOURS FRIDAY: noon to 5pm SATURDAY: 10am to 6pm SUNDAY: noon to 5pm (Festival poster penguins: @campnevernice)

The 2022 Southern Festival of Books has begun!!! Come by War Memorial Plaza in Downtown Nashville from noon to 5pm to see what everyone is reading about! 📚

BIG DAY AHEAD! Come on down to the Plaza!

Schedule update! Alas, Jody Rosen, is unable to attend today.

Grab your favorite coffee and join us for DAY 2 of the SoFB! Happening now until 6pm at the War Memorial Plaza:

Church St Park is having a party at the Youth Stage, make your way over for live music, balloons, cupcakes, and prizes for all shapes and sizes! Nashville Public Library

Mum's not the word! We'll return October 20-22, '23! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CELEBRATED THE WRITTEN WORD WITH US THIS YEAR!

This weekend I interviewed Andrew Sean Greer at the Southern Festival of Books, and it was the hardest I’ve ever laughed on stage. If you weren’t able to be there, you can watch a recording of our conversation (in which Piggly Wiggly features prominently) online! m.youtube.com/watch?v=HiJHk8…

Tues. (11/8), pop on over to Parnassus Books for a free event at 6:30pm with ROSS GAY who will be in conversation with ADAM ROSS. parnassusbooks.net/event/store-ro…

Saturday (11/12) at 10am at Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School in Nashville, our friends at the @nowatnpl Foundation present a free lecture by 2022 Nashville Public Library Literary Honoree LOUISE ERDRICH. eventbrite.com/e/npl-literary…