There are 2 article(s) tagged Memphis books:

• September 2024

  • The Essential Memphis Library: Molly Crosby’s ‘The American Plague’

    In a month’s time, during the late summer of 1878, the city’s population plummeted from 50,000 to 20,000, with the vast majority of those remaining infected by the fever. Crosby's "The American Plague" takes you to this crucible moment in Memphis history, and helps explain what it meant. 

    By Chris Herrington September 04, 2024

  • The Essential Memphis Library: Peter Taylor’s ‘A Summons to Memphis’

    The only Pulitzer Prize-winner with “Memphis” in the title, Peter Taylor's 1986 novel explores the fine social distinctions between Memphis and Nashville at mid-century. 

    By Chris Herrington September 03, 2024