Recent Posts By Kim Cross

Next to sunscreen, a good beach read is the most important item in our beach bags.  These titles pair well with umbrella drinks and the soundtrack of the sea. Leave your battery-powered book at home and reclaim that wonderful, old-fashioned feeling of dog-eared pages and sand in the spine.

Last April 27—the anniversary of the worst tornado outbreak in history—we joined Bo Jackson for a 50-mile bike ride through parts of our state still ragged from the storm that killed 252 Alabamians. It was the inaugural Bo Bikes Bama charity ride, which ESPN’s “Greatest Athlete of All Time” created to help raise money for his home state. Along with […]

In her newest novel, And Then I Found You, best-selling author Patti Callahan Henry explored some new territory in her writing and her life. For the first time, she set her fictional story in a real place (Bluffton, SC) and used a true story as inspiration: her sister’s real-life adoption story. The result is a beautifully written page-turner laced with […]

This week marks the release of Life After Life, Jill McCorkle’s long-awaited new novel, which follows the complex relationships and struggles of the residents, staff, and neighbors of a North Carolina retirement home. Belle Boggs, award-winning author of Mattaponi Queen, first heard McCorckle read from her hilarious and heartbreaking work two summers ago at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. She wanted […]

Ednote: This year marks the 50th anniversary of some of the most important events of the Civil Rights movement. We will be acknowledging events and leaders of our past and present throughout the year. In our second annual Heroes of the New South Awards, we will honor the next generation of leaders fighting for civil and human rights. Please send […]