December is the time of year we focus on giving to friends and family, whether it be for a holiday or in spirit of the coming new year. Most of these gifts are material things: new purse, new laptop, new phone, … Continue reading →
Essay by Julia Watts, author of QUIVER and NEDDLEWORK “Thank you for your service.” The past several literary events I’ve done in Tennessee, I’ve found myself saying these words to the librarians and high school teachers that I meet, the … Continue reading →
By Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes, Co-directors, Three Rooms Press After years of efforts from the American Library Association, the National Education Association, and other respected national organizations, public and school libraries across the country have expanded their collections to include … Continue reading →
It’s been a little more than a week since LGBTQ young adult author Julia Watts (Quiver) was disinvited from the LitUp Knoxville Teen Literary Festival, supposedly because she also writes adult books described as “erotica.” Actually, lesbian erotica, though allegedly, the … Continue reading →
Knoxville-based 3RP author Julia Watts was thrilled when she was invited to her hometown’s inaugural LitUp Festival, to be held October 13 at Knox County Public Library. The event is slated to be the Knoxville edition of a growing nationwide … Continue reading →
