Southern Fiction: Photographs by Tema Stauffer

<i>SOUTHERN FICTION </i>explores the history of the American South using its literary tradition as a road map by focusing on environments that have shaped the imaginations of 20th-century Southern writers. These large-format color photographs depict domestic settings, vernacular architecture, and rural landscapes that visually resonate with the history, culture, and atmosphere of the Deep South. The images capture a fascination with the beauty, mystery, and layered complexity of the South. The book includes essays by contemporary writers Casey Cep, Lauren Rhoades, and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers.