En Plein Air: Life on the Porch
Why front porches matter with Conference on the Front Porch organizer Cambell McCool and featured speaker Dr. Jay Watson.
Faulkner’s Front Porch
Talking about the cultural importance of the front porch with Conference on the Front Porch featured speakers Claude Stephens and Jay Watson.
9 Literary Small Town Getaways
Visit nine small towns with charm, history, adventure — and literary roots.
3 Books For Southern Expats Missing Home
Books full of passages with vivid description that will make you feel right at home between their pages.
Higher Ground
The oysters and speckled trout are back, and shrimpers can forecast the weather again by checking a shrimp's legs: red means a storm is coming and clear means the waters are good
5 Books That Perfectly Capture Southern Life
Immerse yourself in the strange land of the South no matter where you read these books.
Books & Film 2015 – Week 2
Discussing Lyle Saxon's 'Children of Strangers' and the culture of Cane River Creoles.
Mississippi Literary Road Trip, Part One
On the road to Faulkner country in Oxford, with stops at Rowan Oak, Square Books, John Currence's culinary empire and Ole Miss.
10 Gifts for Southern Lit Lovers
For that person on your list with bookshelves lined with Faulkner, Flannery or Twain, this gift guide is just what you need to complete your holiday shopping.
10 Best Bites From Birmingham
I was honored to attend the Birmingham Public Library's Eat Drink Read Write Festival at the beginning of October. A tasty celebration combining Southern literature with Southern food, EDRW gave me the chance to spend a week in The Magic City and discover its booming culinary scene. Most folks are probably familiar with signature restaurants The Highlands Bar And Grill and Hot and Hot Fish Club, but Birmingham has lower-key spots serving internationally inspired cuisine, favorite food trucks, coffeehouses, plenty of vegetarian options and establishments with desserts that are hard to forget. At the end of the festival, a new book celebrating the city's food scene, Birmingham's Best Bites, was unveiled. In celebration, I decided to compile my own list of best bites from Birmingham (listed in the order I ate them). 1. Deviled Egg BLT with fried pickled okra from Saw's Street Kitchen Sunday in Avondale Park gathered several of the city's food trucks, including Saw's Street Kitchen. Among options for barbecue and a Sweet Tea Fried Chicken Sandwich, I couldn't pass up the Deviled Egg BLT. Between two slices of toasted white bread came a sandwich stuffed with deviled egg filling, lettuce, tomato and bacon. A side of pickled fried okra and