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The Southerner's Handbook

Five essential Southern books

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Percival Everett’s marvelous James shakes up the American canon

Dolly Parton in front of a black background, wearing a silver sequin jumpsuit.

Arts & Culture

Looking back at a life in rhinestones

Arts & Culture

From fiction to poetry, and Appalachia to Kansas, the North Carolina author shares his favorite reads of the year, plus a few gems soon to come

A hexagon-patterned quilt with black, pink, red, green, and light blue fabric on a lighter orange border.

Arts & Culture

A new book dives deep on generations of women and their artful archive of the state’s history

An orange, teal, and yellow cover of "The Bullet Swallower." It shows two clouds, a cowboy on a horse, and a desert landscape

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A dynamic read draws from a writer’s family tree and dramatic folk ballads

The cover of the book Johnny Cash: the Life in Lyrics

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Like the Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics is formidable and forthright. His son, John Carter Cash, reveals more about the book and his father’s writing habits