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Book Review: My Uncle is Coming Tomorrow/Mañana viene mi tío

Book Review: My Uncle is Coming Tomorrow/Mañana viene mi tío January 10, 2023 I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: picture books are for everyone. Through relatively simple premises, picture books can shed light on…

"The Trial for Murder"

Mon, 12/12/2022 - 12:00 "The Trial for Murder" All Things Eerie We interrupt the twilight to bring you another ghost story by Mr. Charles Dickens, “The Trial for Murder.”   It is, perhaps, the best known of his ghost stories, second only to “A Christmas…

December in the Garden

December in the Garden December 15, 2022   "Winter giveth the fields, and the trees so old, their bears of icicles and snow." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Seasonal Staff Sensations Well, Nashville, winter is…

The Princess in the Chest

Wed, 01/04/2023 - 12:00 The Princess in the Chest Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Pink Fairy Book. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library.  …

Pride Takes Over Twitter for Nashville Public Library

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The Story of the Seven Simons

Wed, 01/18/2023 - 12:00 The Story of the Seven Simons Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Crimson Fairy Book. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library…

The Many-Furred Creature

Wed, 02/01/2023 - 12:00 The Many-Furred Creature Family Folktales This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Green Fairy Book.   Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library.  I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library…

"Rip Van Winkle"

Mon, 12/26/2022 - 12:00 "Rip Van Winkle" Just Listen Podcast Almost anyone could tell you the story of Rip Van Winkle in a sentence or three. Today we get to enjoy the tale in its entirety as presented by one of our favorite authors, Washington Irving. The…

"Roman Fever"

Mon, 01/23/2023 - 12:00 "Roman Fever" Just Listen Podcast Welcome back to Just Listen!  Today's story, by one of our foremost story contributors, Edith Wharton, has been the subject of scores of critical analyses and touches on numerous themes such as…

"The Empty House"

Mon, 01/02/2023 - 12:00 "The Empty House" All Things Eerie Tonight we draw our attention to one of the stories of Algernon Blackwood, a former Commander of the British Empire, who was one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre…

"The Red Room"

Mon, 02/06/2023 - 12:00 "The Red Room" All Things Eerie An English writer nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times, H.G. Wells was prolific in many genres and is often called the Father of Science Fiction.  But wasn’t Frankenstein, by…

"The Canterville Ghost"

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:00 "The Canterville Ghost" All Things Eerie “The Canterville Ghost" is a short story by Oscar Wilde about an American family who move to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife’…

"The Devil and Tom Walker"

Mon, 04/03/2023 - 12:00 "The Devil and Tom Walker" All Things Eerie The story of Tom Walker is a variation on the legend of Doctor Faust, a 16th century magician and astrologer, well known to have sold his soul to the devil for wisdom, money, and power.…

"The Old Nurse's Story"

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 12:00 "The Old Nurse's Story" All Things Eerie Dickens called “The Old Nurse’s Story” “…a very fine ghost story indeed.  Nobly told, and wonderfully managed.”  Well, we’ll see what you think.And now, turn down the lights, and join us…