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The author of Cold Mountain on his writing routine, North Carolina roots, and taking his characters beyond the South

The easiest recipe from North Carolina’s Fearrington House Inn

Hosting tips—and recipes—from a North Carolinian who has made Italian beauty a lifetime love

Historic decoys, dog paintings, a rare folk art find, and more highlights from the online Copley Winter Sale

We’re crowing about these must-see coops at February’s Antiques & Garden Show

On a Georgia island, a greenhouse reflects a lifelong passion

And see photos of that time Elvis showed up

Jerry Saltz on faking it till you make it, going down Instagram rabbit holes, and why the creativity pouring from the South is so vital

Just in time for Nashville Design Week

The mega-best-selling author dishes on his favorite cookbooks, the Mississippi haunt that started it all, and why he won’t describe his new book in one sentence

“I wish there was a way to go back and soothe the younger me,” says Natalie Chanin, whose gorgeous new book celebrates two decades of soulful Southern style

The 1898 film is quite a spectacle—and an exhibition shares more of New Orleans’s most intricate carnival designs

A fascinating new book by Annie Proulx reveals the mystery and majesty of fens, bogs, and swamps

A New Orleans cocktail tastes like whiskey, but the starring spirit is…

Bourbon mussels are just one of many surprising flavor combinations in Justin Sutherland’s new Southern-inspired home-cooking book

“The biggest thing that people get wrong about the South is that they think all Southern accents are the same”

People can’t stop ordering the combo at this new restaurant on Isle of Palms, South Carolina

In her lovely new book, the best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun welcomes readers into both her Southern and Italian estates

Terraces bolster a floral North Carolina paradise

In his timely new novel, the eighty-five-year-old literary titan shares more of himself than ever before