Books

The bestseller’s author, John Berendt, on what he’d do differently and what it’s like as the book’s sole surviving character

From fiction to poetry, and Appalachia to Kansas, the North Carolina author shares his favorite reads of the year, plus a few gems soon to come

A dynamic read draws from a writer’s family tree and dramatic folk ballads

The bestselling author also discusses his new book, The Exchange, in a candid G&G Reads conversation

Like the Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics is formidable and forthright. His son, John Carter Cash, reveals more about the book and his father’s writing habits

A pair of writers hold the past—and themselves—to account

The prolific Oxford, Mississippi, author on his two new movies, cataclysmic weather events, and being labeled Southern gothic

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

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

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

A new must-have for your cookbook collection

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

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

New blue-ribbon reads worth a spot in the kitchen

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

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

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

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

“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

A look inside the Texas journalist’s cathartic new book