Books

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

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

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

Three new collections propel Southern verse forward

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

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

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

For a passionate birder, duck hunting triggers an unexpected lesson

A chat with Southern author and sports historian Andrew Maraniss about his latest book, Inaugural Ballers

The mega-best-selling author dishes on his favorite cookbooks, the Mississippi haunt that started it all, and why he won’t describe his new book in one sentence

The celebrated author delivers back-to-back knockouts

Our favorite fresh cookbooks, along with new recipes for appetizers, mains, and sweets