Books

Sculptures of butter

Food & Drink

In a playful new cookbook, Anna Stockwell reveals why a workhorse kitchen ingredient is a secret source of culinary delight

An illustration of two hands holding a book with a photo of a marsh

Traditions

How a daughter’s notes in the margins became the greatest Father’s Day gift of all

Arts & Culture

Novelist Benjamin Hale revisits a child’s disappearance in the Ozarks—and follows the fear, faith, and folklore that unfolds in its wake

A portrait of a man with bourbon

Distilled

The whiskey savant and Iraq war veteran on his new book, “Bottom Shelf,” and the power of savoring what you love

A collage of book covers

Arts & Culture

G&G editors and contributors suggest forty Southern novels, memoirs, and cookbooks to put at the top of your reading list this year

A man in a studio

Music

Six years after his death, a new biography examines the talent, charm, and heartbreak of the man behind the music

Arts & Culture

Our editors and contributors shared the novels, cookbooks, memoirs, and even a few oldies-but-goodies that they couldn’t put down this year

Arts & Culture

Dig Me a Grave goes deep on the haunting Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins

Kenny Chesney during an inspirational visit to the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West while working on his new book.

Music

The country megastar’s first book is “a love letter” to his creative art

A collage: Clockwise, from top left: Rick Hall and Clarence Carter at FAME; Paul Simon at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio; Aretha Franklin at FAME; Etta James at FAME.

Music

A new book and Country Music Hall of Fame exhibition tell how a small Alabama community helped put Aretha Franklin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, and other greats on the map

A portrait of a woman with short hair

Arts & Culture

A chat with the author about her latest novel, metalsmithing, and her preferred way to travel ahead of her appearance at the Charleston Literary Festival

Arts & Culture

A wealth of captivating literary adventures drives a pair of new books on the life and legacies of Jim Harrison and Peter Matthiessen

Two men sit at a table with fried seafood outside

Food & Drink

Drawing on memories of a life on the water, chef Andrew Zimmern’s new cookbook champions responsibly harvested seafood in globally inspired dishes

A portrait of a woman holding a whisk and wooden spoon

Food & Drink

The baker Dorie Greenspan on how keeping cake on hand can boost creativity and friendship—plus her recipe for Bourbon Brown Butter Cake

A portrait of a man in front of chopped wood

Food & Drink

The self-taught pitmaster talks smoking secrets, the best noodle for mac and cheese, and the skyrocket to barbecue stardom

A collage of book covers

Arts & Culture

Thirty-plus picks by and for Southerners: new novels, tell-all memoirs, and savory cookbooks to kick off autumn with cozy vibes

A portrait of a woman standing outside

Arts & Culture

What author Ronda Carman learned from profiling the Houston fashion icon, philanthropist, and confidante to the world’s glitterati

Elias Weiss Friedman and his dog, Elsa

Arts & Culture

In a new book, the Dogist shares the stories behind the portraits

A book cover; a portrait of a woman

Food & Drink

G&G caught up with the Braided Heritage author to discuss the fluidity of cooking traditions, the power of the number three, and her summertime happy place

Arts & Culture

A new chronicle of the sporting life targets a better future