Mississippi Writers Trail, Mississippi

National GeographicJul 16

A Southern road trip through one of the world's best literary landscapes

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

connects homes, museums, bookstores, archives, and communities

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Mississippi Writers TrailTrailconnects homes, museums, bookstores, archives, and communities
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The PowerhouseSightOxford, United Statescommunity arts center hosted author event
Square BooksMarketOxford, United Statesindependent bookstore helped transform Oxford into literary destination
Neilson's Department StoreHotelOxford, United Statesoldest department store in the South, founded in 1839
Rowan OakSightOxford, United StatesFaulkner's former home, a Greek Revival house
Eudora Welty House and GardenSightJackson, United Statespreserved home of writer Eudora Welty
Lemuria BooksMarketJackson, United Statesindependent bookstore serves as gathering place for literary community
Square Books Jr.MarketOxford, United States
Rare Square BooksMarketOxford, United States

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A Southern road trip through one of the world's best literary landscapes