Arts & Culture

Engaging choices as singular as the bride-to-be

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

Goings-on in the region and beyond

The three-day affair fused the color of an Indian bazaar with the classic elegance of the Swan House

The Tennessee comedian is everyone’s darling

Join us at one of the magazine’s many signature events this year

Here’s everything you need for the icy weather coming up—plus our coziest cold-weather recipes

As told by Henry Cho

Comics to catch on tour and social-media darlings to stream prove that more than ever, the South has something (funny) to say

In homage to a forgotten Texas landscape, artist James Prosek covered 5,000 square feet of panels with depictions of native grasses and blooms

The tireless Reba isn’t afraid to start over

The Alabama Booksmith runs on first editions and the verve of its unforgettable proprietor

Standout, classic venues across the South that are just as special as the day

The hottest comic on earth is building more than just a Nashville hub of humor—he’s pulling a parade’s worth of funny people behind him

A forthcoming reopening of Martin Luther King Jr.’s boyhood home and a recent expansion of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights let visitors step right into history

After a new adoptee named Banjo disappeared into the marsh near Charleston, South Carolina, a team of rescuers sprang into action

Charleston will welcome the likes of Béla Fleck, Ken Burns, and Brandi Carlile to the performing arts festival, which marks its fiftieth season

Whether your dream honeymoon entails a cozy private retreat or a glamorous getaway, these romantic escapes let newlyweds bask in bliss

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

A look back at thirty-five of our favorite shots from the pages of the magazine this year