The best Southern fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of August 2026.
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“To revel in language”: A Conversation with Anna Lena Phillips Bell
An interview with poet Anna Lena Phillips Bell on editing, meter, and her recent collection, “Might Could.”
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“Broken Houses”: Seeking Roots in an Uncertain World
A review of Chelsea Rathburn’s recent poetry collection, “Broken Houses.”
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“The Hanged Man”: Waiting in Psychological Limbo
A review of Katherine Conner’s new collection of linked stories, “The Hanged Man.”
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A Poet Longs for Another Home, Another Body, in “Let the Forest Go”
A review of Justin Wymer’s poetry collection, “Let the Forest Go.”
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The Southern Summer Book Club: August
The third installment of our Southern Summer Book Club features Spencer K.M. Brown’s “Slow Fire.”
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The Best Southern Books of July 2026
Check out this non-exhaustive list of the best Southern books of July 2026.
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The Funny, Messy Business of Growing Up: An Interview with Meg Richardson
From teenage friendship and class inequality to comedy and the long road to publication, Richardson reflects on the ideas and experiences that shaped Paradise Pawn.
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How to Write Directions to Your Own Grave: “Fights!” by Scott McClanahan
A review of Scott McClanahan’s newest book, “Fights!”
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The Southern Summer Book Club: Tommy Hays
Check out the second installment of the 2026 Southern Summer Book Club with Bradley Sides and Tommy Hays!
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