She recounts her experience of growing up black and poor in rural Mississippi in Reagan’s 1980s and the early 21st century, ...

This literary pilgrimage through Oxford, Jackson, and Natchez reveals the homes, bookstores, and landscapes that shaped generations of American authors.

In 1776, Cherokee leaders looked for ways to navigate a foreboding future. Nanyehi, a.k.a. Nancy Ward, is venerated and reviled for her choice. Becky Hobbs, a descendant of Nancy Ward, staunchly ...