Arts & Entertainment

The poet, short story writer, and novelist reflects his workaday Appalachian roots in his writing, including a new novella that returns to the antihero of his best-selling Serena

A North Carolina stamp collector makes snail mail beautiful again—and shares why “this is no place for licking”

The Georgia-raised actor on good cocktails, The Andy Griffith Show, and playing Southern right

Novelist and film buff Ace Atkins on why a bit of classic movie-theater magic is just the thing we need this summer

Swamps, spoonbills, second lines: Annie Moran captures the essence of Louisiana

Readers share their favorite ways to take their minds off the news and have a little fun

How a Tampa arts festival champions young talent

Open caskets, Mardi Gras music, and old-Florida baseball

Ruminating on a reluctance to boogie

With his latest album and cookbook releases, Alexander Smalls celebrates his Southern roots

The acclaimed author of Big Fish often draws inspiration—literally—from his offbeat kin. Behold his unparalleled pedigree

Twenty of the most-read items published this year on gardenandgun.com

In defense of the honorable ass

How Georgia will mark the film’s anniversary

Fun presents for the littlest Southerners

Devon Gilfillian brings a sound all his own on his inspiring debut

John Wayne’s granddaughter gives a behind-the-scenes look at a new exhibition that compares the classic Western novel and two films

Fresh off the release of the Avett Brothers’ new album Closer Than Together, the singer-songwriter and frontman shares his large-scale oil paintings in a new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh

Artisans turn pumpkins into a canvas for elaborate works of art / Five thousand pumpkins transform a Kentucky park into a ghostly escape

The actress’s new book shares her black and white photos of Highway 61