Books

When an Australian documentarian starts digging, he finds a lot more than he bargained for

From floral eye candy to handy instructional guides, these books will delight anyone who loves plants

An exploration of the tumultuous years of a family—and a nation

In honor of the film’s 75th anniversary this year, a new photo book,The Making of Gone with the Wind, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the movie’s three-year production

Digging into the latest helping of a tasty series

A look over the fence at the reclusive Harper Lee

A writer’s ode to a storied little Mississippi bookstore

A photographer’s anthology of a life aquatic

David James Poissant captures the craziest creatures of all––us

A new story collection from a master of the form

A no-jokes-barred look at the humor of a Southern upbringing

One county, one photographer, and forty years of Southern life

Five essential Southern books

A new memoir takes us backstage with the Louvin Brothers

Stories of bootlegging and a simpler way of life

A new book dives deeper into Hemingway’s life

How a Memphis novelist’s history of the Civil War made history itself

An explosive new book explores what really happened to Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs

Jill McCorkle has cemented her place among today’s preeminent Southern writers

The inimitable Winston Groom