Lemuria Books, Jackson

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.

independent bookstore serves as gathering place for literary community

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Eudora Welty House and GardenSightpreserved home of writer Eudora Welty
Lemuria BooksMarketindependent bookstore serves as gathering place for literary community
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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
Mississippi Writers TrailTrailMississippi, United Statesconnects homes, museums, bookstores, archives, and communities
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