Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

A British Artist’s Avian Portraits

A classically trained portrait artist in London turns to birds

What We're Reading

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

The Bullet Swallower Is a Can’t-Miss Mexican Thriller

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

A Look at the First Book to Collect Johnny Cash’s Song Lyrics

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

Two New Reads that Reckon with Family History

A pair of writers hold the past—and themselves—to account

Adapting the World of Michael Farris Smith

The prolific Oxford, Mississippi, author on his two new movies, cataclysmic weather events, and being labeled Southern gothic

A Fresh Harvest of Fall Cookbooks

G&G contributors pick the food books they’re excited to devour this fall

Why John Grisham Measures Time Before and After “The Firm”

A Q&A with the author, who this fall resurrects his first big hit in a new thriller

Murder, She Wrote: Catching Up with the South’s Agatha Christie, Laura Lippman

The prolific author talks about setting her true crime novels in Baltimore, claiming her Southern identity, and how the pandemic inspired her latest caper about a prom gone wrong

The Simple Art of Rice

A new must-have for your cookbook collection

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

Books

The Bullet Swallower Is a Can’t-Miss Mexican Thriller

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

A gold advent calendar stands on a wood table in a dark room; it has whiskey samples, Glencairn glass, leather coaster, and a tasting journal.

Gift Guide

Eight Advent Calendars for Southerners

Treat yourself or a loved one to a gift that keeps on giving

An open-air courtyard planted with native grasses, trees, and flowering sage

Arts & Culture

Eight Weird and Wonderful Holiday Events Around the South

Surfing Santas, possum drops, and more singular events

Rosalynn Carter speaks at a mental health symposium in 2005.

Arts & Culture

Southern Women Spotlight: Rosalynn Carter

The native of Plains, Georgia, has served in various influential roles throughout her and her husband’s careers

End of the Line

Roy Blount Jr.’s Double Life

In praise of a life of duality

John Grisham and Jonathan Miles hold microphones while sitting next to each other at a table

G&G READS

Watch: John Grisham on Storylines, Writing, McConaughey

The bestselling author also discusses his new book, The Exchange, in a candid G&G Reads conversation

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