Books

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