Books

A new book—and a new oral history project—highlight the rural women whose stories continue to shape Appalachia

Three new collections propel Southern verse forward

Hit order (and preorder) for these two dozen new and forthcoming books that G&G editors and contributors are buzzing about

The North Carolina author—and insatiable reader—on the novels, memoirs, poetry, and stories he couldn’t put down

The cookbooks, novels, and nonfiction books that G&G editors and contributors loved most this year

For a passionate birder, duck hunting triggers an unexpected lesson

A chat with Southern author and sports historian Andrew Maraniss about his latest book, Inaugural Ballers

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

The celebrated author delivers back-to-back knockouts

Our favorite fresh cookbooks, along with new recipes for appetizers, mains, and sweets

Meet your favorite authors, stock up on gifts, and dive deeper into the wonderful world of Southern literature

G&G editors and contributors share what books to cozy up with this autumn

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

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

Beverly Lowry’s Deer Creek Drive revisits a midcentury murder in the Delta

Back on tour, a Nashville author discovers that bookshops around the South are writing intriguing new chapters

Editors, contributors, and Southern booksellers share the new novels, fresh nonfiction, and even a couple of cookbooks at the top of their book stacks

Her new novel traces an incomparable equine down the stretch of history

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

A new story collection revels in the messiness of life