Sarah Norris

3 weeks ago | chapter16.org | Sara West |Steve Haruch |Ed Tarkington |Sarah Norris

Ask anyone what defines Southern literature, and the answer is likely to include the importance of place – the land from which our stories spring. But for years now, I’ve wrestled with how many stories have been excluded from this regional designation, how many people have lived just as fully off the land even as they were denied the right to call that land their own. Memphis native Dolen Perkins-Valdez knows this disconnect.

Jan 14, 2025 | smh.com.au | Sarah Norris

Some salad sangers lead to regret, but this is a refreshing celebration of crunch and freshness. “It’s by far our most labour-intensive sanger on the menu.”, register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The salad sandwich is the most deceptive of the hand-held bread creations.

Nov 7, 2024 | chapter16.org | Sarah Norris

In From Here to the Great Unknown, Lisa Marie Presley and her daughter Riley Keough offer up a memoir filled with details salacious, sorrowful, and deeply sentimental. The story belongs mostly to Presley, the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. After dedicating years to recording her recollections on audio tapes, she asked Keough to help her finish her memoir. A month later, in January 2023, Presley died from a complication of bowel surgery, leaving Keough to complete the work by herself.

Oct 17, 2024 | nashvillescene.com | Sarah Norris

Rachel Khong’s masterful second novel, Real Americans, delves into the lives of two families of vastly different socioeconomic status, taking readers on a poignant and thought-provoking journey through dissimilar, often conflicting, perspectives. Divided into three sections — each narrated by a different character — this riveting multigenerational tale explores the heart of what it means to be American.

Oct 9, 2024 | chapter16.org | Sarah Norris

In her first book of poetry, When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance, iconic folk singer and activist Joan Baez mines her life for catharsis. Through writing about her trauma and experiences ranging from familial abuse to sharing the stage with Jimi Hendrix, she seeks to emancipate herself from her pain, celebrate her journey, and inspire readers to illuminate and share their inner truths.