Tertulia's list of "a few essential reads by and about Dolly with some of the grown-up books she loved herself" includes:
The Dolly biography we'd recommendRead about another entry on the list.
She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
Sarah Smarsh
A smart, spirited look at Dolly as a feminist icon—and what her songs reveal about class, gender, and working women in America.
--Marshal Zeringue


