NOVEMBER 2 EDITION
Kenny Chesney’s new book lands this week—exclusive excerpt and essay from coauthor Holly Gleason. Essayist Patty Ireland leans on everlasting arms. Poet Kevin Nance visits Aunt Lila's pear tree.
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Jason Mott interviewed for Salvation South magazine, author of Hell of a Book and People Like Us Jason Mott, portrait of award-winning novelist.

To All the Misfits: A Conversation with Jason Mott

The 2021 National Book Award-winner returns this week with a new novel, People Like Us. In this candid conversation, Mott reflects on truth-telling through fiction—and what it means to write while Black in the South.

After the Deluge: Appalachia’s “Climate Haven” Myth Unravels

Transplants, retirees, and second-homers thought western North Carolina would be a refuge from the ravages of climate change. Hurricane Helene thought otherwise.