Books

In her new novel, Joy Callaway takes readers to the legendary Asheville hotel during its construction in the 1910s

Aaron Goldfarb, the author of the new book Dusty Booze, on an impossible-to-find rum, the search for Howard Hughes’ stash, and why vintage bourbons are better

Packed with recipes, stories, and inspiration, The Turkey Book, from Texas chef Jesse Griffiths, is a game changer for culinary-minded hunters

In her new book, foraging pro Tama Matsuoka Wong outlines a gentler approach to gardening that’s both beautiful and delicious

A gorgeous new book from Haskell Harris will delight interior-design lovers

Percival Everett’s marvelous James shakes up the American canon

Looking back at a life in rhinestones

A reading list for the dreary days of winter

The bestseller’s author, John Berendt, on what he’d do differently and what it’s like as the book’s sole surviving character

From fiction to poetry, and Appalachia to Kansas, the North Carolina author shares his favorite reads of the year, plus a few gems soon to come

Top cookbooks, novels, and memoirs that explored the story-filled region

A new book dives deep on generations of women and their artful archive of the state’s history

A dynamic read draws from a writer’s family tree and dramatic folk ballads

The bestselling author also discusses his new book, The Exchange, in a candid G&G Reads conversation

Like the Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics is formidable and forthright. His son, John Carter Cash, reveals more about the book and his father’s writing habits

A meeting place for good books and good neighbors

The graveyard perched over the Rash North Carolina farm has long whispered to the writer—he just needed to listen

A pair of writers hold the past—and themselves—to account

The prolific Oxford, Mississippi, author on his two new movies, cataclysmic weather events, and being labeled Southern gothic

Cider and heirloom apple expert Diane Flynt, author of the new Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived, shares some of her favorite varieties