Arts & Entertainment

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


An illustration of a Christmas ornament–a bearded man in a dress– on top of a mess of other gifts. Two women hug in the background

Southern Conundrum

What’s the Best Hostess Gift?

Helen Ellis explores Southern presents that go beyond the classic and expected

A boy stands on a rock in a forest

Arts & Culture

Southern Streaming: Country Christmases, Greek Gods, and a Savannah-Set Scandal

December’s standout series and movies with Southern ties

A yellowed print of a long landscape of the Charleston harbor with ships and red buildings

Arts & Culture

Did Charleston’s Tea Party Happen Before Boston’s?

Spilling the tea on sister revolutionary events that happened 250 years ago this month

A rainbow of suits on a clothing rack

Arts & Culture

A South Carolina Designer’s Colorful Rise

The Columbia Museum of Art celebrates Sergio Hudson’s decade in fashion with a new retrospective

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

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

A vintage photo of a smiling man and woman

Arts & Culture

Who Killed the Reynolds Tobacco Heir? Revisiting One of Winston-Salem’s Most Mysterious Deaths

In 1932, twenty-year-old Smith Reynolds was shot at his family’s home, and the world blamed his pregnant, Broadway-star wife. More than ninety years later, his family is ready to talk about it

Three boots are laid of from the state collection: Wyoming (a brown boot with darker red details and the state capitol building), West Virginia (a blue boot with a pink flower, cardinal, and berries), and Alabama (a yellow and grey boot with the capitol building).

Arts & Culture

These Vintage, State-Themed Cowboy Boots From Lucchese Are Made for Wowing

Take a peek at the midcentury collection

Arts

The Charleston Renaissance Artist You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

A new exhibition at the Gibbes Museum takes a fresh look at the unsung art hero Ned Jennings

Arts & Culture

How Soccer Is Gaining a Southern Foothold

From Messi in Miami to U.S. Soccer in Atlanta, the beautiful game is growing in the South

Arts & Culture

A British Artist’s Avian Portraits

A classically trained portrait artist in London turns to birds

Arts & Culture

Southern Streaming: Hallmark Magic at Biltmore, a Heart-Wrenching Jon Batiste Doc, and the Next Yellowstone Spin-off

November’s standout series, movies, and podcasts with Southern ties

Arts & Culture

A Look Inside First Light, the “Unmistakably Austin” Bookshop in an Old Post Office

A meeting place for good books and good neighbors

Arts & Culture

The Story Behind Charlotte’s Great Wall of Pumpkins

The historic Elizabeth neighborhood has a jack-o’-lantern tradition like no other

Dispatches

Ron Rash’s Ghostly Inspirations

The graveyard perched over the Rash North Carolina farm has long whispered to the writer—he just needed to listen

Arts & Culture

Two New Reads that Reckon with Family History

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

Arts & Culture

Why There’s No Fair Like the State Fair of Texas

As a native Midwesterner, state fairs are in my blood, but I’ve found Texas’s early fall celebration is truly best in show

Arts & Culture

Delivering ‘Deliverance’

An oral history of one of the most unforgettable Southern movies of all time