Allison Glock

Allison Glock has been a magazine journalist and author for twenty-plus years. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, Marie Claire, GQ, the New Yorker, and many other publications. Her poetry has appeared in the New Yorker and the Portland Review. She is currently a senior staff writer for ESPN the Magazine and ESPNW. She has written seven books, including the acclaimed Young Adult novel series Changers, and received the Whiting Award for her book Beauty Before Comfort, a memoir of her grandmother’s life in West Virginia and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

Interview

J. Smith-Cameron on Success and Succession

The HBO show’s scene-stealer makes all the right moves

The G&G Interview

Chrissy Metz’s New Tune

The This Is Us star finds her voice

The G&G Interview

Jared Padalecki Reinvents a Lone Star State Icon

The San Antonio native on kindness, “Texas values,” and what it means to play the titular role in a new Walker, Texas Ranger reboot

Interview

Leslie Jordan Is Larger Than Life

Everything’s coming up roses for the Tennessee-born funnyman

Music

Southern Women Spotlight: The Indigo Girls

The folk-rock duo on the roots of their friendship, their enduring harmonies, and their love of the South

Arts & Culture

Jericho Rising

How the push and pull of the South feed Louisiana native Jericho Brown’s soul-shaking, award-winning poetry

G&G Interview

Craig Melvin’s Carolina Roots

How the Today show news anchor wears his Southern pride on his sleeve

Artists

Ranky Tanky: Keeping the Faith

The Charleston band taps its roots to bring Gullah music to the top of the charts

Southern Women

Tig Notaro’s Southern Sense of Humor

The comedian reflects on Mississippi, motherhood, and the charm of eccentricity

The G&G Interview

The Mighty Voice of Danielle Brooks

Whether on stage or screen, the South Carolina native stays true to herself

The G&G Interview

Chadwick Boseman: Man of the Hour

The South Carolina native portrays yet another groundbreaking figure in Marshall—the latest triumph in a career set to sky-high

Food & Drink

The Biscuit King

The buttery beauties at Karl Worley’s Nashville restaurant, Biscuit Love, inspire hour-long waits. But beyond the family recipes lies something even more impressive: a heartwarming rise

In the Garden

A Backyard Education

Blooming where you are planted

Home & Garden

Home Sweet Home

When the author heard about a dilapidated cottage overtaken by weeds and kudzu in an Atlanta neighborhood, she knew it would become her family’s home. So she bought it – sight unseen

Food & Drink

Mashama Bailey’s Home Cooking

Savannah has never been at the red-hot center of the culinary universe, but with serious chops, plenty of moxie, and one of the country’s hottest new restaurants, Chef Bailey is changing that—and proving that sometimes you actually can go home again