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

Southern Style
Talking Shop With Reese Witherspoon
The Oscar-winning actress on grace, grandmothers, and breaking ground on her Nashville store

City Portrait
City Portrait: Atlanta, Georgia
The Georgia capital is shaking off a reputation for mass-market sameness and finally embracing its quirks

Home & Garden
Back to the Land
Three young women return to their roots––and the family farm––and in the process find that the old ways are sometimes still the best ways

Arts & Culture
The Southern A-List: Octavia Spencer
A modern leading lady with old-school Southern values

Arts & Culture
The Southern A-List: Dale Dickey
Talking shop with Hollywood’s reigning queen of Southern gothic