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This Spring’s Best Design Books

April 9, 2013 | By Zoë Gowen | Comments (3)

Just in time to inspire you for Spring, there’s a new batch of design books from a few of our favorite Southern writers, architects, and designers offering glimpses into several of the South’s best homes and neighborhoods. The Book: Houses with Charm: Simple Southern Style (Rizzoli) By: author Susan Sully Southern Roots: Susan lives in Asheville, NC Why We Love […]

Finally, Growing Roses Made Easy!

March 2, 2013 | By Rebecca Reed | Comments (1)

Confession: This garden editor was not a huge fan of roses—until I met Paul Zimmerman four years ago at the Organic Growers School in Asheville, North Carolina.

Must Read: The King Years

January 21, 2013 | By Kim Cross | Comments (0)

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch is known for a lot of things, but brevity is not one of them. The nation’s authority on the turbulent 1960s, Branch wrote a three-book series—America in the King Years—that captured his 24 years of research in a definitive narrative history of the Civil Rights era.

We’re Thankful to Be Southern Because We Can Really Write

November 20, 2012 | By Jennifer V. Cole | Comments (2)

Southerners have a way with words. Here, Trisha Ping, managing editor of BookPage, shares her favorite new releases from her fall reading list:

MUST-READ Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

November 13, 2012 | By Kim Cross | Comments (1)

My colleague Jennifer Cole has a huge crush on Thomas Jefferson. (She claims it’s his legacy in the food world, but I think she has a thing for a guy with a quill pen.) She Google-stalked him, curious if in his younger days TJ happened to be hot.

5 Things We’re Buzzing About This Week

November 5, 2012 | By Stephanie Granada | Comments (1)

Every Monday we bring you the SL Hot List, a round up the five latest and greatest things to hit the South. Consider it your weekly update on our region’s most buzz-worthy food, culture, and style news.

Texas Book Festival Kicks Off Today in Austin

October 26, 2012 | By Paula Disbrowe | Comments (0)

Every year around this time, my friend Clay Smith, literary director of Texas Book Festival, goes underground. Getting a breakfast taco date with him is nearly impossible, and a late night cocktail? Ask him in November.

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Required Reading: The Best New Design Books

October 3, 2012 | By Zoë Gowen | Comments (0)

This fall there are an abundance of great design books coming out. We’ve rounded up our top picks from our favorite Southern decorators and tastemakers. Some will surprise you with their Southern roots. Order one or two, and then carve out an afternoon to curl up on the sofa, learning more about what makes Southern style so special.

SL Hot List: Books, Bourbon, and Ben Folds Five

September 17, 2012 | By Jessica Stringer | Comments (2)

It’s time to get your lowdown on all the must-know news pouring out of our region this week. With Ben Folds Five’s album, National Bourbon Heritage Month, a Southern Living yard sale, and festivals galore, we bet you’ll keep busy!