Run, Rose, Run - Dolly Parton and James Patterson

A WORD ON WORDS, Nashville Public Television’s Emmy Award-winning reboot of its classic series, is a collection of three-minute interviews about books and other literary topics. Filmed in locations around Middle Tennessee, the series continues a tradition established by legendary journalist John Seigenthaler for more than 40 years.

Season 7 Episode 16 | 4m 49s | CC

"We would just really just exchange our ideas, and I started writing songs that I thought would really add to what we were doing. I would send him the lyrics for him. And then he’d incorporate some of my thoughts and ideas.... before you knew it, we had an album, and we had a book." Dolly Parton on writing RUN, ROSE, RUN w/James Patterson on a special NPT | A WORD ON WORDS. #keepreading

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