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Arts & Culture

Thirty Years of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The bestseller’s author, John Berendt, on what he’d do differently and what it’s like as the book’s sole surviving character

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Build a Library

Five essential Southern books

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Arts & Culture

He Photographs Dogs. They’ve Taught Him the Secrets to Life.

In a new book, the Dogist shares the stories behind the portraits

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Food & Drink

 Jessica B. Harris’s New Cookbook Untangles the Strands of American Cuisine

G&G caught up with the Braided Heritage author to discuss the fluidity of cooking traditions, the power of the number three, and her summertime happy place

Arts & Culture

Julia Brock’s Closed Seasons Recounts the History of the Hunt

A new chronicle of the sporting life targets a better future

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All She Wrote

In Praise of Pulp Fiction, Bodice Rippers, and Beach Reads

Helen Ellis relishes the summery nostalgia of well-worn, escapist novels

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Arts & Culture

A New Book Mines Georgia’s Oldest Cookbooks for Forgotten Slices of History

Atlanta’s Victorian-era Martha Stewart, the surprising vegetable on display at every Gilded Age party, an old-school recipe for orange candy, and more tasty tidbits from Georgia’s Historical Recipes

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Arts & Culture

The Lasting Allure of American Girl

With nostalgia, humor, and scrutiny, a new book celebrates and critiques the iconic doll brand

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