Today the Lawson McGhee Library is open for business downtown, as well as seven other of the nineteen Knox County Public Library locations across the county. Each branch and the downtown library will open up to the same schedule they had prior to the recent closure. 102 of the library’s furloughed employees returned to their […]
Find Your Books: Downtown Library, Union Avenue Books Open With New Twists (Plus a Weekend Recommendation!
Posted on May 29, 2020 Written by 2 Comments
Knoxville + Great Books = Great Gifts
Posted on December 21, 2018 Written by 2 Comments
Here’s your last weekend before Christmas guide for your literate friends and family members. Why not give them something to think about, something to learn from or simple, Knoxville-based informational or photographic pleasure. We love our city and what better time to pass that love on than Christmas. Let’s spotlight just a few recent books, […]
Union Avenue Books’ New Look
Posted on October 11, 2018 Written by 6 Comments
It was two months ago today that Union Avenue Books announced plans to expand their floor space by about fifty percent. The recently vacated storefront beside them offered the possibility of bumping up to around 2100 square feet. It was great news to learn that Knoxville has supported its independent book store enough to warrant […]
Union Avenue Books Announces Expansion
Posted on September 11, 2018 Written by 20 Comments
Nobody reads anymore, right? The independent bookstore is dead and digital reading devices have replaced traditional books. If anyone wants a book, they order it online. Right? Apparently, the simplistic narrative doesn’t tell the complete story. Union Avenue Books, founded by Flossie McNabb and currently co-owned by Flossie and her daughter Bunnie Presswood, Knoxville’s […]
Knoxvillian Laura Mansfield Wrote the Book on Dealing With Aging Parents
Posted on May 10, 2018 Written by 2 Comments
She didn’t set out to write the book. It started with posts on her personal Facebook Page chronicling the trials, tribulations and sometimes hilarity of caring for her aging parents, Gmamma and DooDaddy. The posts garnered such a reaction as people became fans of the aging couple through Laura’s writing, that she started a blog, […]
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