Salvation South regulars Doug Cumming and Adam Smith introduce us to Frank Hamilton, who for many decades has ridden the rails of American folk music in fine company.

The award-winning North Carolina writer David Joy’s new novel forces White characters into difficult conversations about race—and White readers to look harder at themselves.

Come with us to North Carolina to meet David Joy, the author of one of the most important Southern books you’ll read all year. And speaking of books…

Why Will Maguire’s “Chain Lightning” is magical.

A few words on what Salvation South has become as we approach our second anniversary.

This week’s stories range from the hard life in Myrtle Beach to the good life—even during the pandemic—in a Birmingham suburb.

For national LGBTQ Pride Month, we bring you a Southern novelist’s story of coming out.

What do they do there? Why do they live there? Why do they live at all?

An intimate conversation about music, faith, and our nation with Iris DeMent, one of the greatest country singers and songwriters of all time.

I write one, Rob writes one, and we welcome a new poet into the Salvation South fold.

Our editor on how Salvation South has become a refuge for stories that define this region we love.

This week, we celebrate two Southern icons—one whose name is universally known, and one who’s not so familiar.