The Parnassus launch event with Mayor Dean was a rousing success, with approximately 150 people filling the popular Green Hills bookstore Nov. 19. Mayor Dean had read the book in detail and asked a series of great questions before opening the floor ... [Continue Reading]
The Nashville Pride Review
In the Nov. 21 issue of the Nashville Pride, Jeremy Ledbetter writes: "In Strong Inside, you will find no sugar coating. You will find no dancing around of subjects. This book dives straight into the deep end and does not stop until it swims into ... [Continue Reading]
Strong Inside Profiled on WSMV
The great Terry Bulger (we share a haircut) of WSMV-Ch. 4, Nashville's NBC affiliate, profiled Strong Inside on the Nov. 19 newscast! ... [Continue Reading]
Parnassus Books Q&A
Nashville's Parnassus Books has earned a reputation as one of the finest independent bookstores in the country (it also happens to be located right around the corner from Fox's Donut Den, one of the best donut shops anywhere!). In advance of this ... [Continue Reading]
Booklist: “A Compelling Account”
Booklist reviewer Craig Clark praises Strong Inside as a "detailed picture of the civil rights movement on several fronts." The complete review: (Andrew) Maraniss, a Vanderbilt graduate and son of author David Maraniss, presents a thoroughly ... [Continue Reading]
Library Journal Praises Strong Inside
In it's Nov. 15, 2014 issue, Library Journal calls Strong Inside "an engaging tour." The review by Arizona State professor Thomas J. Davis: Playing for Vanderbilt University's Commodores in 1967-70, Perry Wallace broke the color barrier in ... [Continue Reading]
Nashville Scene Calls Strong Inside ‘Superb’
The Nashville Scene calls Strong Inside 'superb' in a review in the Nov. 13 issue. "Like any great biography," the review begins, "Andrew Maraniss' Strong Inside is about more than just its subject. It is a history of Vanderbilt, of Nashville, of the ... [Continue Reading]
“A Superb Biography” – Chapter 16.org
Writing for the literary journal Chapter 16.org, New York Times editorial page editor Clay Risen calls Strong Inside a "superb biography." Writes Risen, "Like any great biography, Strong Inside is about more than just its subject. It is a history of ... [Continue Reading]
The “Bacon on the Bookshelf” Review
Nashville's Jennifer Puryear reviews Strong Inside on her popular "Bacon on the Bookshelf" blog. Jennifer writes that Strong Inside "feels like a very honest kind of history," and leads her post with Perry Wallace's courageous words to the Tennessean ... [Continue Reading]
Mayor Dean To Host Strong Inside Conversation Nov. 19
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will lead a conversation on Strong Inside on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Parnassus Books in Green Hills. The mayor is an avid reader and has already completed half the book. Can't wait to sit down with him and discuss ... [Continue Reading]