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Tour Downtown Knoxville’s Literary Landscape

Bibliophiles, rejoice!

Join local historian Jack Neely and other special guests on a free 90-minute trolley ride on Saturday, March 25 that explores the lives and work of James Agee, Nikki Giovanni, Alex Haley, Cormac McCarthy, and Frances Hodgson Burnett. The free tours will depart from Krutch Park at 11am and 1pm and stop for readings at significant local literary sites. Due to limited space on the trolley, please pre-register here. Make sure to download or print out your ticket and bring it to the literary crawl!

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Knoxville, TN · USA

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