The Best Little Dolly Parton Reader on the Internet

A voice for working-class women and an icon for all kinds of women, Parton has maintained her star power throughout life phases and political cycles.

Why everyone loves Dolly now.

Why we stan a post-racism queen.

It began with a car crash and an unlikely friendship.

On memory, musical storytelling, and “Coat of Many Colors”.

The rural poverty that created Dolly Parton.

Asking difficult questions often comes at a cost.

Even if you don't care too much for country music, you’ve got to love Dolly Parton.

“It is now mostly unclear why I thought it was a good idea to bring Dolly Parton’s Greatest Hits to school with me.”

From one about gold digging to another about PMS, these little-known tunes show the master songwriter’s wit, wisdom and heart.

The Dolly Parton theme park in Tennessee has more knickknacks, clothes, and commemorative trinkets than you can imagine.

Remembering the magical moment he interviewed Dolly Parton as a young journalist, Georgia-born Cory Albertson offers thanks for the ways her music, stage presence, and insistence on being different spurred him to “hitch a ride with the wind” and embrace the wonders of his queerness.

The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.