Ford Fry’s Little Sparrow flies into the Westside on October 2

Atlanta Magazine 9/28 4:05A Carly Cooper

Chilled artichokes Courtesy of Little Sparrow When Ford Fry announced he was closing Westside darling JCT Kitchen in late 2021, there was nothing but shock and horror. Why shutter a restaurant that...

Saturated color and meaningful art add soul to this Grove Park abode

Atlanta Magazine 9/28 3:30A Lisa Mowry

With help from designer Amber Guyton, Shanelle Walker (above) turned her art collection into gallery walls. Photograph by Lajoy Lewis Photography When interior designer Amber Guyton first visited...

Tayari Jones on her literary lineage and choosing Atlanta

Atlanta Magazine 9/26 7:17A Atlanta Magazine

Tayari Jones Photograph by Ben Rollins Tayari Jones —author, professor, and griot of the American South—has a lot on her plate. She teaches a creative writing class at Emory University, she has book...

A book lover’s guide to Atlanta

Atlanta Magazine 9/26 7:17A Betsy Riley

Independent bookstores 44th & 3rd 451 Lee Street Southwest, West End This family-owned source presents “the richness, diversity, and genius of Black expression.” A Capella Books 208 Haralson Avenue...

Whether on stage, at a library, or at a bookstore, these Atlantans know the power of narratives

Atlanta Magazine 9/26 7:16A Tess Malone

Kimberly Jones and Vania Stoyanova Photograph by Ben Rollins YATL Creating YA community through fun and games Kimberly Jones and Vania Stoyanova were young adult (YA) book influencers before the role...

In 1987, some of the most important Black women in American literature posed for a photo at Spelman....

Atlanta Magazine 9/26 7:16A Atlanta Magazine

Top Row: Louise Meriwether, Pinkie Gordon Lane, Johnnetta Cole, and Paula Giddings Middle Row: Pearl Cleage, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Toni Cade Bambara Bottom Row: Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, and Mari...

How Atlanta’s romance writers are finding new, younger audiences

Atlanta Magazine 9/26 7:16A Matt Walljasper

DL White Photograph by Ben Rollins On a sweltering Saturday afternoon this past June, hundreds of eager women, plus a handful of men, gathered at the Cobb Galleria Centre for the Indie Love conference...

On the centennial of Jean Toomer’s Cane—and rural Georgia’s turn as the literary backdrop for a...

Atlanta Magazine 9/26 7:15A Matt Walljasper

One of my favorite lines in Jean Toomer’s masterwork Cane is “the pines whisper to Jesus.” I take it to mean what we cannot say out loud, we whisper to the trees, who then pass the message on to God....

Here’s what makes the books at For Keeps special

Atlanta Magazine 9/26 7:15A Matt Walljasper

Rosa Duffy Photograph by Ben Rollins Rare and classic books keep finding Rosa Duffy. Some have fragile, first edition spines that creek like arthritic joints. Others have musings jotted in the margins...

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Southern Hospitality 9/25 11:00P Rhoda

Hi friends! It's a big day for me. Today is my cataract eye surgery for my right eye surgery and I'm a little nervous, but excited too. I mentioned that I was getting this surgery awhile back and it's...

A Parisian-style theater and speakeasy opens at Underground Atlanta

Atlanta Magazine 9/25 10:13A Carly Cooper

Pigalle co-owner Nicolette Valdespino Courtesy of the Cork Bros Paris on Ponce was a BeltLine staple. Located just off the Eastside Trail, it was known for its unique antiques and wild parties. When...

Goodbye, Peachtree Road: Pop Icon Elton John’s Buckhead condo is available for $5M

Atlanta Magazine 9/22 11:43A Lisa Mowry

1 of 57 Photograph courtesy of Atlanta Fine Homes/Sotheby’s Six condo units were combined to create this spacious and luxurious penthouse for Sir Elton John. Multiple decks offer both sunrise and...

Enjoy a Buckhead “staycation” at the newly redeveloped Phipps Plaza

Atlanta Magazine 9/21 10:28A Allison Entrekin

Aerial view of the redeveloped Phipps Plaza Photo courtesy of Phipps Plaza The word “staycation” rose to popularity in the early aughts, earning a spot in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in...

Review: The new Holeman & Finch is less offal, but still pretty good

Atlanta Magazine 9/21 6:25A Matt Walljasper

The Lady Edison 36-month ham plate, right, is a little slice of hog heaven—and part of a broadly meaty menu at Holeman & Finch, which finally reopened this year in Midtown’s Colony Square. Photograph...

Ten Reasons to Celebrate Ten Years of Foo Foo Festival

Atlanta Magazine 9/21 3:52A mollybrown

The beautiful beach town of Pensacola, Florida shows off every November when it plays host to the annual Foo Foo Festival. The Foo Foo Festival brings art and cultural events from near and far under...