{"id":219441,"date":"2025-09-24T11:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?post_type=list&p=219441"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:28:56","slug":"the-great-big-fall-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"list","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/list\/the-great-big-fall-reading-list\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Big Fall Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Beth Macy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to deeply reported stories about the modern American South, in my mind, nothing tops the work of the badass reporter Beth Macy. In her book Factory Man<\/em>, she covered Southern furniture manufacturing and the pressure companies face to move business overseas; and her 2018 book, Dopesick<\/em>, <\/em>literally changed the way Americans think about the opioid crisis. Now, we get to learn Macy\u2019s own origin story, beginning with her job as a paper girl in 1970s Urbana, Ohio. A couple years ago, Macy graced G&G<\/em>\u2019s pages with this personal ode to the restorative power of gardening<\/a>\u2014we can\u2019t wait to learn more about what keeps her mind, hands, and heart moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014CJ Lotz Diego, senior editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Recipes from the American South<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Michael W. Twitty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been eight years since Michael W. Twitty\u2019s The Cooking Gene:<\/em> A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South,<\/em> a groundbreaking book that elevated the conversation around the roots of Southern food. This fall he returns with Recipes from the American South<\/em>\u2014a 400-plus page opus for home cooks. With more than 260 recipes, the book ranges far and wide to explore the \u201cmulticultural gumbo\u201d of influences that have shaped the region\u2019s cuisine. There\u2019s no shortage of Southern cookbooks, but this one looks like it might just make the best case yet that Southern food contains multitudes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Dave Mezz, deputy editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Will There Ever Be Another You<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Patricia Lockwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much belatedly, I read the Savannah-based Patricia Lockwood\u2019s crackling 2017 memoir, Priestdaddy<\/em><\/a>, this summer, and it rearranged the atoms in my brain, particularly in the lobes housing \u201chow to write a metaphor\u201d and \u201chow to be funny.\u201d I immediately wanted to read everything she\u2019d ever written, and was thrilled to see that her next novel, Will There Ever Be Another You<\/em>, comes out in late September. Even better, she\u2019ll be appearing at the Charleston Literary Festival<\/a> on November 14. Date, circled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Amanda Heckert, executive editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Palaver<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Bryan Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out in November, the fourth book from the much-lauded Kentucky-born, Texas-raised author promises a sincere family drama that spans generations and continents, traveling between Japan, Jamaica, and Houston. Written with Washington\u2019s signature heart and humor, the novel has already been longlisted for this year\u2019s National Book Award and is at the top of my list for the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Caroline Sanders Clements, senior editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Death of the First Idea<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by Rickey Laurentiis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Orleans\u2019 literary scene is on fire right now, fueled, in part, by the incendiary genius of writers like Rickey Laurentiis. Her National Book Award\u2013longlisted poetry collection, Death of the First Idea<\/em>, is a lyric expression of the evolution of her identity\u2014and America\u2019s\u2014over the last decade. Her language, contrapuntal and sharp-tongued, speaks of and through the body with an immediacy that can\u2019t be ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014C. Morgan Babst, author and contributor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wrecking Ball: Race, Friendship, God, and Football<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Rick Bass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lauded author Rick Bass has written for G&G over the years<\/a>, covering, among other Southern topics, the Ryman theater and his favorite stretch of the Gulf Coast. The editors are excited to spend some time with his latest book, which covers three seasons with the Texas Express, a semiprofessional football team full of characters with both heart and grit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Devouring Time<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Todd Goddard and True Nature<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Lance Richardson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The writers Jim Harrison (1937\u20132016) and Peter Matthiessen (1927\u20132014) might have seemed, on the surface, to have little in common. What the two men did share, however, was a fierce love of wild landscapes, both exterior and interior, and an equally fierce hatred of what Matthiessen called the \u201cmonoculture that spreads like a plastic sheet across the world, stifling the last indigenous whiffs and quirks and colors.\u201d Todd Goddard\u2019s Devouring Time<\/em> chronicles Harrison\u2019s life and work; Lance Richardson\u2019s True Nature<\/em> captures Matthiessen\u2019s. Both are top-notch: sensitive, probing, admiring, but never fawning, and exhaustively researched. The men\u2019s flaws go unscrubbed and their contradictions unsmoothed. Both books send you back to their works with freshened eyes and a hungry heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Jonathan Miles in his review in <\/em>G&G\u2019s October\/November 2025 issue<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Iron in the Blood: How the Alabama vs. Auburn Rivalry Shaped the Soul of the South<\/a><\/strong> by Jay Busbee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a book for anyone whose Bama pride runs deep, who bleeds burnt orange and navy, or who just loves a good romp through sports history. Busbee, a longtime sportswriter, starts with the first Iron Bowl in 1893 and marches downfield through a cast of memorable characters (Bear Bryant, of course, but also the likes of Ken Stabler, Pat Sullivan, and Harvey Updyke) and momentous games. It’s fast-paced and funny and makes a compelling case that college football actually did change the South. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Elizabeth Florio, digital editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Steak House<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Eric Wareheim with Gabe Ulla<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few years ago, I moved from one great steak house town to another: New York City to Houston. Now, as a Texas resident, I\u2019m more obsessed with the genre than ever. I can\u2019t wait to pour myself an ice-cold martini and pore over the pages filled with nostalgia, evocative photography, and classic recipes. And yes, the Lone Star State gets plenty of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Bao Ong, <\/em>Houston Chronicle restaurant critic<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Secrets of Southern Gardening: Pro Tips for Success<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>by Jenks Farmer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m lucky to count the plantsman Jenks Farmer as a frequent source for gardening tips, an idea-bouncer for the stories I write and edit in G&G<\/em>, and a personal friend. Through his latest beautiful book, Secrets of Southern Gardening, <\/em>Farmer can be your go-to plant pal as well. The book begins with a beautiful cover photograph of his crinum lily farm<\/a> near the Georgia\/South Carolina border, and then zips through like a fascinating conversation, covering soil health, pests, propagating plants, and my favorite chapter\u2014an ode to nighttime gardening and evening pollinators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014CJ Lotz Diego<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Angels at the Gate<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>by Sheri Joseph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up on my nightstand: Angels at the Gate<\/em> by Atlanta-based author Sheri Joseph. Set on a misty mountaintop campus that channels her alma mater, Sewanee<\/a>, the novel drops us into the 1980s, where Leah Gavin is unraveling the eerie death of a classmate. Joseph described the work:<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s my effort at a memoir in which everything is true, except for all of the people and all of the events.\u201d Sign me up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Kinsey Gidick, contributor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sonora<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>by Jenni L. Walsh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you loved the nineties film Wild Hearts Can\u2019t Be Broken<\/em>, you\u2019re going to love this novel based on the true story of one of the first female horse divers, Sonora Carver, who was the inspiration for the film. Sonora\u2019s diving tour took her through the South in the 1920s, to now-bygone fairs and amusement parks in Jacksonville, Tampa, and Charlotte, and I loved how Walsh brought these forgotten places back to life through Sonora\u2019s story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Joy Callaway, novelist<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by John T. Edge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A longtime contributor to G&G<\/em>, John T. Edge is the most dogged restaurant road warrior I know. Whether it\u2019s a new barbecue spot or a seventy-year-old small-town burger joint, chances are he\u2019s been there. And now we get a look at his own journey with his memoir, House of Smoke. <\/em>From his childhood in Georgia and the complicated lessons he took from his family to his rise as one of the most prominent voices in Southern food\u2014and the new lessons he learned when his world turned upside down\u2014the book is a deeply honest account of a Southerner\u2019s reckoning with the past and himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Dave Mezz, deputy editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This Earthen Door: Nature As Muse and Material<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know Emily Dickinson as a celebrated poet, but during her lifetime she was also a botany student and prolific gardener, collecting and preserving more than four hundred plants in her herbarium. In this project by the Canadian photographer and educator Amanda Marchand and North Carolinian artist and professor Leah Sobsey, the two women grew plants from Dickinson\u2019s garden and extracted pigments from sixty-six flowers to make anthotypes. The result is a remarkable, beautifully bound work of art that pays homage to Dickinson\u2019s garden with stunning sun-bleached prints in gorgeous colors from the natural world. It\u2019s inspiring me to interact and make art from my own garden in an entirely new way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Gabriela Gomez-Misserian, digital producer<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Art Work: On the Creative Life<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Sally Mann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArt is seldom the result of true genius,\u201d Sally Mann wrote in her extraordinary 2015 memoir, Hold Still<\/em>, \u201crather it is the product of hard work and skills learned and tenaciously practiced by regular people.\u201d In that book, which was about, among other things, how she became one of the nation\u2019s most celebrated photographers and interpreters of the American South, Mann proved she was a clear-eyed and precise stylist of prose as well as photography. Some of its finest passages were about the production of art, and so I cannot wait to read this newest book of Mann\u2019s, which focuses explicitly on the creative process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Nic Brown, author and contributor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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All These Ghosts<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>and Dead Man Blues<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Silas House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m eagerly awaiting two new books by national treasure Silas House: his first poetry collection, titled All These Ghosts<\/em>, and his first murder mystery, written under the pseudonym SD House and titled Dead Man Blues<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Wiley Cash, novelist<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Samin Nosrat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years ago, the Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat<\/a><\/em> cookbook author and TV star Samin Nosrat taught me\u2014and millions of other fans\u2014how to roast a whole chicken brined in buttermilk<\/a>. It\u2019s still one of my go-to recipes. And it turns out Nosrat, who lives in California, has a soft spot for other Southern foods, as she told me in a 2020 interview<\/a>. \u201cWhen I first learned about pimento cheese, I was like, okay, this is the most amazing thing<\/em>,\u201d she said. \u201cThen I learned what a Lowcountry boil<\/a> is, and I love the idea that you can just dump everything out on a table.\u201d I can\u2019t wait to fork into her new cookbook, which is all about building community through food. \u2014CJ Lotz Diego<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Age of Grievance<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Frank Bruni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many folks these days, I’m living in two worlds. One has gone nuts and in the other, I try to act as though nothing\u2019s going on at all. In the first world I\u2019m reading The Age of Grievance<\/em> by North Carolina homeboy Frank Bruni. He tries to explain to us why everyone is so furious. His analysis is astute: \u201cPomeranian au poivre was grievance cuisine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Bill Smith, chef and contributor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dog Show<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Billy Collins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bard of observational humor and two-time U.S. Poet Laureate (and Winter Park, Florida, resident) is releasing a book of verse completely dedicated to dogs <\/em>in November. <\/em>I repeat: DOGS! \u2014Amanda Heckert<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joyride<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Susan Orlean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been so excited for this memoir\u2014the longtime New Yorker<\/em> nonfiction writer Susan Orlean takes readers along for an adventurous journey through her epic reporting career. The common threads are her curiosity and natural instincts for a good story with even better characters, such as a rare orchid poacher and animals of all sorts. For G&G<\/em> this past summer, Orlean wrote about the hundredth anniversary of the Chincoteague Pony Swim<\/a> in Virginia (a joyous career highlight for this editor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014CJ Lotz Diego<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gabba Gabba We Accept You, The Wondrous Tale of Joey Ramone<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Jay Ruttenberg, illustrated by Lucinda Schreiber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best children\u2019s books can be enjoyed just as thoroughly by the adults. Ruttenberg\u2019s fantastic tale of Joey Ramone describes his path to punk, and the bravery required to be oneself, with equal parts wisdom and humor. Schreiber\u2019s impressive illustrations complement the book\u2019s gently subversive vibe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Hunter Kennedy, contributing editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor\u2019s Scandalous Secret Diaries<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by Jeremy B. Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m really excited for Jeremy B. Jones\u2019s new memoir, Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor\u2019s Scandalous Secret Diaries<\/em>, which is a haunting yet often funny unwinding of Jones\u2019s ancestor\u2019s secret life as it was recorded in coded diaries dating back to the nineteenth century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014<\/em>Wiley Cash<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unfurled: Designing a Living Home<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Hilton Carter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prolific author and plantsman Hilton Carter penned his sixth and most personal book yet, opening the doors to the Baltimore home he shares with his wife and two daughters. Carter fans will love these deeper looks into his motivations, and rejoice that there are still plenty of helpful tips and hard-earned wisdom for plant care, design ideas, and gorgeous garden photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014CJ Lotz Diego<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Alexis Okeowo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Alexis Okeowo, a girl from Montgomery, Alabama, stepped onto the Princeton campus her freshman year, \u201cit didn\u2019t take long to realize [she] was an anomaly of sorts,\u201d she writes in her new book, Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama. <\/em>For eighteen-year-old Okeowo, Alabama was home; for many around her, it was a monolith, a place to stereotype and misunderstand. The New Yorker<\/em> staff writer dives deep into her childhood in Montgomery, blending memories of growing up within an immigrant family alongside the state\u2019s history\u2014reaching back to indigenous origins of the Muscogee\u2014to tell the story of her state with nuance and care. And if there\u2019s anything I love, it\u2019s learning as I read and picking up a good memoir rooted in place\u2014and Okeowo hits both marks as an expert storyteller and teacher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Gabriela Gomez-Misserian<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Mad Wife<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Meagan Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens when a 1950s housewife, trapped in a life as artificial as her Jell-O salads, fixates on uncovering her perfect neighbor\u2019s secret\u2014only to discover a darker truth about herself? The Mad Wife<\/em>, by the North Carolina author Meagan Church, is an immersive exploration of motherhood, mental health, and the myth of perfection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Joy Callaway<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The High Heaven<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Joshua Wheeler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As school goes back in sessions and the cicadas slow their screaming, is there anything better to read than a bildungsroman? How about a Space Age bildungsroman by Josh Wheeler, gonzo-genius author of the radioactive essay collection Acid West<\/em>? The High Heaven<\/em> tracks the spiritual evolution of Izzy Gently as she escapes the UFO doomsday cult of her childhood for the Texas panhandle\u2014a land of ranchers and rocket tests\u2014and finally moves on to New Orleans, where she cares for those who can’t see the moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014C. Morgan Babst<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Never Flinch<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>by Stephen King<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen King\u2019s latest horror novel is at the top of my reading list as temperatures drop and spooky season begins. Holly Gibney makes yet another appearance in his writing, this time protecting an outspoken women\u2019s rights activist from a dangerous stalker. King\u2019s attention to detail and real-world comparisons will make for a thrill to remember. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Kristen Roberts, social media intern<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by Nikki Giovanni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nikki Giovanni\u2019s The New Book <\/em>promises to be a powerful send-off from one of the world\u2019s most celebrated poets. Blending poems, letters, and reflections, it draws on her family history, her fierce political voice, and a life richly lived. Giovanni, who passed away last December, spent thirty-five years teaching in the English department at Virginia Tech, where I had the privilege of studying under her. I can\u2019t wait to read this final work from a true literary giant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Emily Daily, newsletter editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Seth Wickersham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catnip for any football fan: ESPN senior writer Seth Wickersham goes long on the most revered position in sports, chronicling what it takes to go from kiddie pads in Pop Warner to the NFL Hall of Fame, thanks to access to college standouts like Arch Manning and best-of-all-timers like John Elway, Johnny Unitas, and Arch\u2019s uncle Peyton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014<\/em>Amanda Heckert<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Braided Heritage: Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Jessica B. Harris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Jessica B. Harris<\/a>\u2019s gorgeous new cookbook, she weaves together a trio of major culinary influences: Native American, European, and African, plus many subgroups within them. \u201cEach brought much to the bubbling cauldron of cultures that would spawn the nation\u2019s food,\u201d she writes. \u201cThe result, as we all know, is savory and varied indeed.\u201d She peppers in words from her many food-world friends and beyond, threading in colorful photography and recipes to prove her tasty points: venison stew seasoned with mushrooms; succotash in which she substitutes African okra for lima beans; classic New Orleans pralines. Read an interview with the author, and find three of her recipes, here.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014CJ Lotz Diego in her <\/em>G&G review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Cook\u2019s Garden<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Kevin West<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin West, the \u201cgrandson of East Tennessee farmers and Smoky Mountain hillbillies,\u201d shepherds The Cook\u2019s Garden<\/em> readers not from farm to table but deeper: from seed to serving dish. His slab of a book guides you through planning a garden, tending it, and, with 125-plus recipes, cooking from it\u2014gorgeously, often sublimely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Jonathan Miles in his <\/em>G&G review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Startlement: New and Selected Poems<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>by Ada Lim\u00f3n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ada Lim\u00f3n, who recently completed her tenure as U.S. poet laureate, conveys the natural world\u2019s beauty and delights in her gorgeous Startlement: New and Selected Poems<\/em>. Isn\u2019t it a joy that one of our finest wordsmiths knows talk has its limits, that phrases can\u2019t precisely convey the chatter of birds or how wind hums? As she writes in \u201cMortality\u201d: \u201cLanguage, I love it, but it is of the air \/ and we are of the earth.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014CJ Lotz Diego in her review in <\/em>G&G\u2019s October\/November issue<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lynn Wyatt<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Ronda Carman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Texas had a crown to bestow, it would rest on the head of Lynn Wyatt. At her storied River Oaks residence and French Riviera retreat, she befriended and hosted Elton John, Truman Capote, Princess Grace, Duchess Sarah Ferguson, Mick Jagger, and Liza Minnelli. Now, her royal highness of Houston is receiving her due in Ronda Carman\u2019s new book, aptly titled Lynn Wyatt<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Kinsey Gidick, <\/em>in a recent <\/em>G&G article<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n


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