Books

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

“I wish there was a way to go back and soothe the younger me,” says Natalie Chanin, whose gorgeous new book celebrates two decades of soulful Southern style

A fascinating new book by Annie Proulx reveals the mystery and majesty of fens, bogs, and swamps

The celebrated author delivers back-to-back knockouts

Meet your favorite authors, stock up on gifts, and dive deeper into the wonderful world of Southern literature

G&G editors and contributors share what books to cozy up with this autumn

“The biggest thing that people get wrong about the South is that they think all Southern accents are the same”

A novelist interviews Dopesick writer Beth Macy and the author Silas House, who tells him, “I never trust a writer who doesn’t doubt themselves”

In her lovely new book, the best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun welcomes readers into both her Southern and Italian estates

Beverly Lowry’s Deer Creek Drive revisits a midcentury murder in the Delta

Back on tour, a Nashville author discovers that bookshops around the South are writing intriguing new chapters

Editors, contributors, and Southern booksellers share the new novels, fresh nonfiction, and even a couple of cookbooks at the top of their book stacks

Tales of the treasured South American-born, Southern-bred vegetable (yes, vegetable)

Her new novel traces an incomparable equine down the stretch of history

In his timely new novel, the eighty-five-year-old literary titan shares more of himself than ever before

A new story collection revels in the messiness of life

How Bermuda, the hills of Tennessee, and a whole lot of pluck inspired one of the greatest children’s books of all time

A compelling new history enshrines past tastemakers

We’re feeling thankful for writers, photographers, and this year’s generous haul of new novels, reported stories, riveting tell-alls, and beautiful photography books