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Arts & Culture
A Look Inside First Light, the “Unmistakably Austin” Bookshop in an Old Post Office
A meeting place for good books and good neighbors

Recipe
The Warmth of a Little Café Tucked Inside a Greenville, South Carolina, Bookstore
Camilla Kitchen—and these ginger molasses cookies—taste like home to me

Shops
An Inspired New Cookbook Nook in Nashville
A remarkable collection inspires the shelves inside a civil rights landmark

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Arts & Culture
Southern Summer Reads
We asked the experts at independent bookstores across the South for the summer reads they’re recommending to book lovers right now

Our Kind of Place
North Carolina’s Old Books
Where books aren’t just business

Our Kind of Place
The Magic of Square Books
A writer’s ode to a storied little Mississippi bookstore

Openings
Nashville’s New Lit Stop
The neighborhood bookstore isn’t finished yet

Arts & Culture
Best Sellers
A literary tour of the South’s top independent bookshops