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Chat & giveaway with Diane Chamberlain, Banned Books Week, a peek inside the Louisiana Book Festival, plus new fiction in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!

A peek inside the Louisiana Book Festival, scheduled for October 31 in Baton Rouge.

'The Silent Sister' author returns to the theme of family secrets in her new novel 'Pretending to Dance.'

Celebrating Faulkner's birthday, Patti Callahan Henry interviews debut novelist Katherine Clark, Hemingway gets a line of gourmet food products & new fiction and poetry in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!

The bestselling author interviews first-time novelist of 'The Headmaster’s Darlings: A Mountain Brook Novel' about writing honestly when it comes to real-life places, people and memories.

Debut of our Fall/Winter Reading List, a review of Ron Rash's 'Above the Waterfall,' CBS's 'Life in Pieces' in (Non)Required Viewing and a Southern Gothic marriage poem. Happy Literary Friday!

Twenty-six of the latest mysteries, short story collections, fiction & debut novels from the South.

Happy Birthday to O. Henry, summing up every Southern Gothic novel ever, Roxane Gay and Erica Jong in awkward conversation, book festivals on the calendar & new fiction and poetry in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!

Mary-Louise Parker goes from actress to writer, booksellers fall preview, watch the trailer for 'Big Stone Gap,' the Texas Book Festival announces its complete 300-author lineup & new fiction about a retired wrestler. Happy Literary Friday!

Combine art with fall foliage in these towns where creativity reigns.