Ina Hughs

• Ina Hughs: Detours sometimes lead to beauty Published 02/08/2012 at 4 a.m.

  There's bad news, good news, and after that, some nagging news. It has to do with rockslides on the Interstate 40 pass between Newport, Tenn., and Canton, N.C.

• Ina Hughs: Book ponders thoughts about aging Published 02/04/2012 at 1 p.m.

  "You can't stop getting old, but you can stay immature forever."

• Ina Hughs: Good luck trying to avoid political topics Published 02/01/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Aristotle once said that man, by nature, is a political animal. That goes for women, too. There's no better proof than the fact that you can no longer turn on the TV or meet a friend for lunch or go ...

• Ina Hughs: Weather book stirs up interest Published 01/29/2012 at 4 a.m.

  On May 22 of last year, a rare and intense multiple-vortex tornado — one of the deadliest in recorded history — hit Joplin, Mo., leaving 158 people dead in its wake. The storm got much press coverage and government response, ...

• Ina Hughs: God doesn't punish mothers through children Published 01/25/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Yet another bullet fired from the anti-choice crowd.

• Ina Hughs: Conservative tome fails to convince Published 01/21/2012 at 2 p.m.

  In her book "Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault on America," political analyst and conservative author Ann Coulter sees all liberals as godless, unpatriotic and dead wrong on every front.

• Ina Hughs: Geeky kids needed to understand technology Published 01/18/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Blessed are the geeks, for they shall inherit the Earth. Well, that's not really the gospel truth, but one has to wonder, considering the rate at which we are advancing in the world of technology. By the time some new ...

• Ina Hughs: Independent bookstores worth the gamble Published 01/15/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Recently Knoxville was named one of the best-read cities in the country, which shouldn't surprise us at all, considering the rich heritage of local authors and the fact that this part of the country makes for a great setting in ...

• Ina Hughs: Republican race more like sit-com than drama Published 01/11/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Just when you think the Republican "Run for the Roses" can't get any sillier, someone plays yet another verse of "Looney Tunes."

• Ina Hughs: Lessons learned after 16 Published 01/07/2012 at 1 p.m.

  Giving advice to teenagers can be an exercise in frustration. Most times, they take on that smell-bad look and you can all but hear the doors of their mind slam shut.

• East Tennessee authors a prolific bunch Published 10/08/2011 at 2 p.m.

  We continue today with synopses of books written by East Tennessee writers, or those written about East Tennessee. Last Sunday's Books page also featured recent releases.

• Local books: What's new from East TN authors Published 10/01/2011 at noon

  Reading and writing are big pastimes in East Tennessee, an area known for its literary achievements and storytelling skills. The News Sentinel congratulates all local writers who have recently been published, as well as writers who have chosen these mountains ...

• Terrance Hayes talks at UT Wednesday about poetry and its effects Published 09/17/2011 at 2 p.m.

  One of the things Terrance Hayes likes most about who he is and what he does is that it is so very resistant to definitions.

• What's new from local authors Published 07/03/2011 at midnight

  What has been on the minds of local writers recently? Travels around the world. A demon seductress with paranormal powers. What to see and do along Interstate 75.

• Ina Hughs: Reading the future Published 06/12/2011 at midnight

  Some people read words. Others eat them. I do both. Reading has been my favorite pastime since childhood, ever since Miss Thompson handed me my very first hardback in first grade. I was hooked.

• Recent books by local authors Published 02/27/2011 at midnight

  Local writers have been busy recently with their many new successes. Here in no particular order are some recent publications.

• Civil War dominates as topic of local titles Published 08/08/2010 at midnight

  We continue today from last Sunday's Books page our listing of books by local authors or about local topics.

• Local writers' latest works Published 08/01/2010 at midnight

  Once again, writers from East Tennessee have been publishing books right and left, keeping up the tradition that this area is known for good reading and good writing. Here are some of the newly published books by local writers, along ...

• Books with links to East Tennessee Published 06/20/2010 at midnight

  Our listing of books and authors with East Tennessee ties continues today. Part One was on the Books page last week.

• New books by and about Tennesseans Published 06/13/2010 at midnight

  Whether it's something wafting off the Tennessee River, mixed in our barbecue or a spell cast by these Smoky Mountains, this part of the world is known for its writers. East Tennessee is a favorite hangout for the Muses.

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