Books

Books
The Queen of Cross Creek
Beyond The Yearling, a new biography unearths the real Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Arts & Culture
New Reads for Right Now
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

Arts & Culture
Mardi Gras with My Dad and the Revelers We May Never Know
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

Arts & Culture
Our Favorite Books for Southerners in 2020
Dozens of memoirs, novels, and nonfiction books that got us through a year unlike any other

Arts & Culture
Danielle Evans’s Factual Fiction
The Virginia native’s stunning new collection deftly wrestles with history and truth

Books
Samin Nosrat’s Soft Spot for Southern Food
The Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat star on her upcoming chat with Alabama legends, the wisdom of grandmothers, and why cornbread is so intimidating

Books
Eight Late Summer Reads
No matter where you’re spending your leisure time these days, there’s a new book to delight

Books
A Castaway’s Bookshelf
If stranded on a desert island, these Southerners would read…

BOOKS
Welcome to Pitchlynn
Some Go Home, Odie Lindsey’s charismatic debut novel, puts another fictional Mississippi town on the map

G&G Books
Books—and a Game—from the Editors of Garden & Gun
Our collection includes our first trivia game, Bless Your Heart, and the books Southern Women, S Is for Southern, The Southerner’s Cookbook, The Southerner’s Handbook, and Good Dog

Gardens
The Best Heirloom Daffodils for Southern Gardens
An expert’s beautiful new book celebrates flowers of all kinds, but right now, it’s daffodil time

Books
What We’re Reading: Cat Tale
The compelling saga of the Florida panther’s comeback

Books
A Virginia Writer’s Overdue Spotlight
With a new short story collection, the late Nancy Hale gets the acclaim she deserves

Books
Southern Women: A New Book from Garden & Gun
A celebration of the dynamic women influencing the South and beyond

Arts & Culture
Remembering Two Icons of the Literary South
Dorothea Benton Frank and Anne Rivers Siddons told stirring stories of the South—and proclaimed the power of a triple name for the next generation of Southern women writers

Arts & Culture
Four Decades of Oxford’s Square Books
Mississippi writers celebrate one of the South’s most beloved bookstores, which opens a new rare book shop this weekend

Arts & Culture
The Artistic Life of Ben Folds
In his delightful new memoir, the piano player and singer-songwriter shares stories of growing up in North Carolina, plus advice on creativity

Books
Five Surprising Ways the Mosquito Shaped the South
A new book traces the murderous past of one of our most hated pests

Books
Sean Brock’s New Cookbook and a Foxfire Reissue Sing in Harmony
An Appalachian Duet: Two books to add to your shelf this fall

Books
Halls of Horror: The Nickel Boys
A real-life atrocity inspires Colson Whitehead’s heartbreaking new novel