Books

With a new short story collection, the late Nancy Hale gets the acclaim she deserves

A celebration of the dynamic women influencing the South and beyond

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

Mississippi writers celebrate one of the South’s most beloved bookstores, which opens a new rare book shop this weekend

In his delightful new memoir, the piano player and singer-songwriter shares stories of growing up in North Carolina, plus advice on creativity

A new book traces the murderous past of one of our most hated pests

An Appalachian Duet: Two books to add to your shelf this fall

A real-life atrocity inspires Colson Whitehead’s heartbreaking new novel

An iconic landscape architect’s Southern trek, revisited

A quintessential collection of fishing essays still hooks the heart

Mid-winter brings powerful memoirs, new novels, a lush photography book, and a beautiful reminder that spring will come again

What G&G editors and contributors loved reading this year

This winter, five visual books share lesser-known stories and rare images—a family art feud, more than one hundred locked lips, a feast of festive glassware, stunning early maps, and a truly remarkable Southern jewelry collection

The fall haul of books includes a Mississippi courtroom thriller from John Grisham, a photography collection that brings Nashville into focus, two meaty cookbooks, and one quite gritty read

Four new releases shake up the region’s culinary traditions

Fall brings extra servings of cookbooks, historic novels, stirring biographies, and a secret garden book you’ll want to spend an afternoon paging through

New books out this month, including Appalachian noir, a definitive sports biography, a coastal mystery, and a cookbook that’s quite cheesy

A vanishing Virginia island foretells a changing coastline

We’re halfway through the year, but still just getting through our pile of great Southern reads. Make time for some—if not all two dozen—of these novels, cookbooks, and coffee table tomes before the second half of the year brings even more goodies for book lovers

A historian scopes out the country’s bond with hunting