Julia Reed

Remembering the Garden & Gun contributing editor, who since 2008 crafted some of the magazine’s most popular stories, in her The High and the Low column and beyond

A tribute to the long-time Garden & Gun columnist and contributing editor, who died on Friday

Creepy vermin won’t leave Julia alone

The author called upon friends both far and near to help design and build the house of her dreams—a place for raucous good times and soulful silence—in the Mississippi Delta

Singing the praises of North Carolina’s Poet Laureate of Song

In defense of the honorable ass

In praise of a good poker game—and good times with the gang

How to win friends and charm guests, one deviled egg at a time

In praise of (and in defense of) the power of felines

The acclaimed fashion editor has served as confidant and adviser to Oscar de la Renta, dressed first ladies, and sat front row at every couture show that mattered. But his famous eye for style traces back to his grandmother’s house in Durham, North Carolina

In praise of good Southern men

Making sense of Southern appellations and sobriquets

Why pantheon-worthy tunes are always sung by storytellers

Having a big time in the Big Apple

Toting a lifetime of memories into a new home

Food and drink pair perfectly in a downtown Natchez outpost

A few words from a very unhappy camper

Making the case for a misunderstood marsupial

The untold story of what would 
become one of the most beloved 
touchstones of Southern culture

Thoughts on whitetails, taxidermy, and the secret to a great shindig