Books

Home & Garden
Southern Home Secrets from Three New Design Books
A photo tour of our favorite ideas and takeaways for interiors and decor

Arts & Culture
Why Foxfire Still Resonates
A new book—and a new oral history project—highlight the rural women whose stories continue to shape Appalachia

Arts & Culture
What Can We Learn from Flannery O’Connor’s Things?
The new Andalusia Interpretive Center offers a closer look at the author’s life and inspirations

Arts & Culture
What Italian and Southern Hospitality Have in Common
Hosting tips—and recipes—from a North Carolinian who has made Italian beauty a lifetime love

Books
Poetry in Motion: Three New Southern Collections
Three new collections propel Southern verse forward

Arts & Culture
The Best New Books for Southerners in 2023
Hit order (and preorder) for these two dozen new and forthcoming books that G&G editors and contributors are buzzing about

Arts & Culture
How Pat Conroy Continues to Inspire Writers Like Me
The legacy of the “Prince of Scribes” lives on in Beaufort and beyond

Arts & Culture
How the Celebrated Food Writer Ronni Lundy Cooked Up a Bookshop
Plott Hound Books is the place to find thoughtfully curated reads—and advice on where to eat while you turn the pages

Books
Novelist David Joy’s Favorite Books This Year
The North Carolina author—and insatiable reader—on the novels, memoirs, poetry, and stories he couldn’t put down

Arts & Culture
The Best Southern Books of 2022
The cookbooks, novels, and nonfiction books that G&G editors and contributors loved most this year

Editor's Letter
From the Editor: Good Reads
A few thoughts on great Southern reads—and announcing our upcoming book club

Books
A Bird-Watcher’s Epiphanies in the Blind
For a passionate birder, duck hunting triggers an unexpected lesson

Arts & Culture
The Artist and the Child
The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald is an extraordinary look into the art and vision of the famous Southern Belle

Arts & Culture
A Groundbreaking Basketball Team Gets Its Due
A chat with Southern author and sports historian Andrew Maraniss about his latest book, Inaugural Ballers

Arts & Culture
A Southern Survey with John Grisham
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

Arts & Culture
Alabama Chanin Makes It
“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

Arts & Culture
Literature’s Long History of Loving Swamps
A fascinating new book by Annie Proulx reveals the mystery and majesty of fens, bogs, and swamps

Books
The Return of Cormac McCarthy
The celebrated author delivers back-to-back knockouts

Books
Book Events for Every Reader
Meet your favorite authors, stock up on gifts, and dive deeper into the wonderful world of Southern literature

Books
G&G’s Big Fall Reading List
G&G editors and contributors share what books to cozy up with this autumn