Jan. 01, 2003 - The Tennessean - Choosing to Start Anew
By KATHY CARLSON and BILL LEWIS
Bookseller returns to her roots
Five years ago, Thelma Kidd marked her first New Year's Day as a former co-owner of Davis-Kidd Booksellers, a four-store chain that she helped nurture from a Nashville base.

She wasn't sure exactly what she wanted to do next. She did know she wanted to work on something smaller than the independent bookstore venture that had been part of her life since 1980. She wanted to build on her love of learning and of being with like-minded people. more>>

Apr. 01, 2002 - THE CITY PAPER - Thelma Kidd's medicine is action
By Susan Passi-Klaus
Thelma Kidd is a human brochure for her new occupation of "life coach." Ever since she and her former partner, Karen Davis, sold their brainchild-turned-legacy Davis-Kidd Booksellers, both have been in the process of re-inventing themselves. Though the bookstore's name stayed the same, both Kidd and Davis went on to follow other dreams. Davis now runs a travel company, while Kidd returned to her roots in psychology and counseling.