Books

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

In her latest picture book, Alice Faye Duncan teaches children the story of Opal Lee’s decades-long campaign to make Juneteenth a national holiday

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

​​In the Mississippi Hill Country, the novelist built a writer’s cabin beneath tall pines. Little did he know that, beam by beam, he was building it for others

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

A soul-shaking narrative joins the pantheon of Southern classics

The year was delicious in the kitchen for Southerners

A professional cooking instructor shares her tips for finding buttermilk, heirloom flours, and preserved lemons

And other important writing and animal advice from the author Susan Orlean, whose new book, On Animals, is out now

Whether you’re into thrillers, photo books, novels, or just anything you can cozy up with on an autumn evening, you’ll find something to savor among these new books

The secrets and scandals behind the writer’s circle of high-profile women

A native son’s story collection conjures the real Crescent City

Beyond The Yearling, a new biography unearths the real Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

The best of January and February’s book releases for Southern readers—powerful memoirs, novels that turn myths inside out, a beautiful collection of photos, and an ode to good old dogs

In a year unlike any other, a writer discovers a hidden trove of his father’s photographs—and unearths a vintage view of New Orleans