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Food & Drink

A Fresh Harvest of Fall Cookbooks

G&G contributors pick the food books they’re excited to devour this fall

Arts & Culture

Why John Grisham Measures Time Before and After “The Firm”

A Q&A with the author, who this fall resurrects his first big hit in a new thriller

Arts & Culture

Murder, She Wrote: Catching Up with the South’s Agatha Christie, Laura Lippman

The prolific author talks about setting her true crime novels in Baltimore, claiming her Southern identity, and how the pandemic inspired her latest caper about a prom gone wrong

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The Simple Art of Rice

A new must-have for your cookbook collection

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The Lasting Power of Larry McMurtry’s Not-So-Secret Texas Truths

In a new book, writers pay homage to his words. Read an exclusive excerpt here

Arts & Culture

The Bold and Generous Spirit of Lee Smith

No one has tapped into Southern truths quite like the Virginia-raised author, whose fifteen novels span Appalachia to the Florida Keys. Just ask the legion of writers who praise Smith for guiding their own stories

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Around the World in Five Southern Cookbooks

New blue-ribbon reads worth a spot in the kitchen

Arts & Culture

The Big Summer Reading List

G&G staff and contributors pick their favorite new novels, bold memoirs, and beach reads, plus a few books to put on preorder

Arts & Culture

What Cormac McCarthy Meant to Southern Writers

Odes to the late legendary author from James Lee Burke, S.A. Cosby, and more

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James Lee Burke and S. A. Cosby’s New Summer Chillers

Spine-tingling page-turners from a longtimer and a rising writer

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Anne Hull’s Ever-Changing Florida

The author’s vivid childhood makes for a captivating look back in her new book

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Victoria Benton Frank on Writing a “Beach Read” and Following in Her Mom’s Footsteps

“This is the same road as any serious writer with elbow patches and a whiskey addiction and a log cabin in the woods,” says the newly minted novelist and daughter of the late bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank

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Dina Gachman’s So Sorry for Your Loss Takes on Grief with Humor

A look inside the Texas journalist’s cathartic new book

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Daniel Wallace Reckons with His Real-Life Idol

The author of Big Fish reaches hard-wrung reconciliation in a new memoir

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Why Foxfire Still Resonates

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

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Poetry in Motion: Three New Southern Collections

Three new collections propel Southern verse forward

Arts & Culture

The Best New Books for Southerners in 2023

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

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Novelist David Joy’s Favorite Books This Year

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

Arts & Culture

The Best Southern Books of 2022

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

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A Bird-Watcher’s Epiphanies in the Blind

For a passionate birder, duck hunting triggers an unexpected lesson