Dolly Parton – Cannonball Read 17

It really is just big hair and sparkles

Behind the Seams: My Life In Rhinestones by Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren, Rebecca Seaver

January 4, 2024 by Tuesday Addams 6 Comments

As Dolly ages more and more gracefully, she seems to be occupying a more and more precious space in our zeitgeist. A fan, but not a true fan, I have become more enchanted with this current iteration of Dolly Parton, as she seems to have transcended even herself as a human to become something like an aesthetic or vibe. So upon seeing she released a big, glamorous book showcasing her big, glamorous closet, I had to indulge. A big, beautiful coffee table book, bright pink, […]

How many ways are there to be tacky?

The Tacky South by Katherine A. Burnett, Monica C. Miller

January 16, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Popular scholarship seems to be kind of a newer genre; by this I mean essays by trained scholars that are scaled back a bit in terms of scope and depth, and done in styles that people without academic inclinations might find readable. Often, these kinds of works also tend to be on subject of interest to the general public that have something to do with popular culture. The Tacky South is one such collection. The authors of the various essays use sometimes rather different definitions […]

Fact: Dolly Parton is an International Treasure

Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton & James Patterson

December 29, 2022 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

Nobody is disputing that Dolly is a most awesome person, in every possible way. My mother has a weakness for country music; I am positive I was born knowing the words to Jolene. And this book is for-sure compelling – the suspense-lit version of a catchy song. But… there were issues. The character development for Ethan felt tacked on for depth late in the process. It felt awkward; never flowed in the same way as the rest of the book. And the trafficking was a […]

I prayed this was not the doctor. “I’m the doctor!” he said, waving to the children.

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

December 11, 2022 by carmelpie 4 Comments

I thought it over. Dollywood. “Islands in the Stream.” That body. She was the best thing that had ever come out of Tennessee. Jesus Christ, it wasn’t even close. ― Kevin Wilson, Nothing to See Here I’ll admit it. I chose this book because of its cover. The combination of the title plus a cartoon wrapped in flames immediately made me curious to see if the author shares the same dark sense of humor as I do. It turns out, they do. Nothing to see […]

Q&A With Dolly Parton

Dolly on Dolly Interviews and Encounters with Dolly Parton by Randy L. Schmidt

January 18, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I went to the library with a specific title to pick up but then I saw the book next to it and thought that looked better. I was looking for the Dolly Parton memoir but ended up with Dolly on Dolly: Interviews and Encounters. I don’t regret this. As the title suggests, the majority of the book is transcripts of interviews Dolly Parton has given starting in 1967 and running through 2014. Most come from major publications like Playboy, Rolling Stone, and Ladies Home Journal. […]

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