Summer Reading List Preview

Our complete Summer Reading List won’t launch until the beginning of June, but here’s a sneak peek at a few titles in bookstores now that would be perfect for Memorial Day weekend.

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Travel »

Welcome to the St. James Hotel

Spend the night in what was once the heart of New Orleans coffee and sugar trade.

Travel »

Set Sail From a Southern Port

See the world from a Southern port, a popular departure spot for cruise lines.

Arts & Lit, Travel »

Return From Georgia Lake Country

We were lucky to spend last Thursday through Saturday in Georgia’s scenic Lake Country on Lake Oconee, visiting Milledgeville, Greensboro and Madison.

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Porch Dogs Captures a True Southern Tradition

Nell Dickerson’s followup to “Gone” again includes photographs Southern homes, only this time with man’s best friend as the star.

Culture, Travel »

At Home With P. Allen Smith

You can’t spend the night, but you can tour the ultimate spot for Southern design and gardening in Arkansas.

Arts & Lit »

Literary Friday, Gatsby Edition

The best Gatsby links from the week, plus a Gatsby companion reading list, review of two books about Zelda Fitzgerald, the Gatsby Character Map, menu and cocktail recipes, video from Stephen Colbert’s Gatsby Book Club and new fiction in Southern Voice by a man who lives on Zelda Road. Happy Literary Friday, Gatsby style!