Upcoming events

December 3, 2025

Mother of Courage will be featured during a program on the history of Nashville’s disability community 5:30 pm to 8 pm Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School, 613 17^th Ave. N. in Nashville, TN.

Presented by Vanderbilt University and the Nashville Public Library, the program, entitled “The History of Disabilities in Our Community: Living with Physical Disabilities,” will tell the stories of people with disabilities, and how they have enriched and strengthened the fabric of our society.

For more information and to RSVP. call the Nashville Public Library at 615-862-5856 or visit https://forms.gle/CgUWEyHnJVXHkN7e8.

January 17, 2026

Philip Chanin will discuss Mother of Courage during an author’s event at 4 pm Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Vanderbilt Bookstore, 2501 West End Ave., Nashville, TN.

Reviews

This is an inspiring story with its message of determination, resilience, and the ability to find light in the darkest of circumstances. A truly uplifting tale of triumph over tragedy.

Stephen Doster

Author of Georgia Witness, Her Finest Hour, and Jesus - (https://www.sdoster.com/)

“A practicing dentist and teacher of dentistry — without arms?” “Impossible,” you say — and I said. But that’s not what Dr. Margaret Chanin, DDS said to herself and went on to do. I interviewed Dr. Chanin for a book about adversity I put together some years ago. MOTHER OF COURAGE is the perfect title for a new book about his mother by Dr. Chanin’s son, Philip and writer Bill Snyder, and their book is beautifully written. If “courage is action in the face of fear,” Dr. Chanin’s life will inspire each of us to conquer our own most difficult times.

Dennis Wholey

Author, When the Worst that Can Happen Already Has: Conquering Life’s Most Difficult Times, and host, This Is America & The World (https://www.thisisamerica.net).

Dr. Philip Chanin in his own words.

I am really enjoying this book … about my professor from the late sixties, Dr. Margaret Chanin … I remember Dr. Chanin as a heroic person with such a warm and generous spirit … She was universally admired, respected and loved by the entire dental school family.

Edwin Hines

DDS, MSD, professor emeritus, Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.