Arts

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

Six Southern-inflected podcasts, documentaries, and dramas to watch

A dynamic experience awaits at the new International African American Museum

A Nashville music photographer lifts the curtain (and the guitars, banjoes, bongos, keyboards) on his signature style

Memories, mishaps, and meals from a Richmond boutique owner’s sixteen-city tour of the South

See recent auction-winning Henry Faulkner paintings, including a portrait of his beloved goat companion, Alice

The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald is an extraordinary look into the art and vision of the famous Southern Belle

Take a load off on a handmade Curtis Buchanan original

Nathaniel’s Custom Hats are made by hand—and made to last

I, Too, Am Alabama, the first-ever retrospective of Dial’s work in the state, honors the artist’s homeplace, creativity, and community

Black cowboys—some of the original wranglers—get their due at a stereotype-busting South Carolina festival

Miami’s Alepel collaborates with artists to create truly singular shoes

Stuart Mercer isn’t just a rock star. He’s more like the whole rock band

An exclusive preview of the one-of-a-kind pottery coming to New Braunfels this weekend

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

Cedric Smith paints himself into the nation’s canvas

For the master watercolorist Wyatt Waters, a trip across the region was all about the journey, not the destination

The celebrated author delivers back-to-back knockouts

Today’s women of country on why Lynn was a beacon for all