
September Reading List
New titles out this month include a pile of cookbooks, a surprising garden read, luscious design tomes, and one whiskey book that just might stir up some folks
Books
Whether you’re into thrillers, photo books, novels, or just anything you can cozy up with on an autumn evening, you’ll find something to savor among these new books
What We're Reading
National Book Award finalist Brad Watson’s new novel is a testament to the power of the spirit
Beth Macy on the power of dinner around the table, handmade quilts, and rooting for Southern underdogs
The Southerner's Handbook
Five essential Southern books
Books
A new story collection revels in the messiness of life
Arts & Culture
How Bermuda, the hills of Tennessee, and a whole lot of pluck inspired one of the greatest children’s books of all time
Books
A compelling new history enshrines past tastemakers
Books
We’re feeling thankful for writers, photographers, and this year’s generous haul of new novels, reported stories, riveting tell-alls, and beautiful photography books
Books
A soul-shaking narrative joins the pantheon of Southern classics
Southern Authors
With thirty-five novels, two Edgar Awards, and one of the most enduring characters in crime fiction, James Lee Burke is a titan among mystery writers. But maybe we should just call him a writer
How a Memphis novelist’s history of the Civil War made history itself
Carl Hiaasen has spent a lifetime railing against corrupt politicians and the wanton destruction of Florida’s natural riches. Along the way he’s become one of the country’s most successful novelists, not to mention one hell of a fly fisherman
The biggest name in Southern lit didn’t spend his whole life in Mississippi
Gut-busting laughs. Heartache. The North Carolina shore. David Sedaris weaves them all into a new memoir
Counting songbirds and talking about the land with the legendary conservationist, farmer, and writer
As a student, author Wiley Cash discovered the work of the incomparable Louisiana writer Ernest J. Gaines. It was the start of a literary bond that has lasted two decades—and an education in the power of the place you call home
Two Seckatary Hawkins books that guided Harper Lee toward her seminal work
A look over the fence at the reclusive Harper Lee