BIO
Serenity Gerbman has been Director of the Tennessee Center for the Book at Humanities Tennessee since 2001, overseeing the Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word and other literary programs. She has served on review panels for the National Endowment for the Arts Big Reads program and for the SouthARTS literary arts division. She is a past nominee for the Athena Award as a representative of the Women’s National Book Association. Serenity received a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Middle Tennessee State University.
PRESENTATION SUMMARY
The 38th annual Southern Festival of Books takes place Oct. 17-18 in Nashville. Among the oldest book Festivals in the country, this free event is presented by Humanities Tennessee with partnering sponsor Vanderbilt University.
