The 2026 Georgia Author of the Year Awards feature books in the category of horror, literary fiction and poetry, among others.

Emilee Hackney gives an intimate look at a way of life unfamiliar to many but more widespread than imagined by those whose worldview is shaped by social media and pop culture.

Atlanta co-editors and poets Collin Kelley and Megan Volpert and 60 other poets use singer Stevie Nicks as inspiration for the new anthology "White Winged Doves."

Books by Atlanta bestselling authors Mary Kay Andrews and Emily Giffin top the summer reading list.

Georgia resident and author Vincent Coppola's memoir "Gowanus Crossing" about his childhood in Brooklyn captures a vanishing sense of community.

Georgia Tech professor Matthew Hild wrote "A Little More Love: The Life and Legacy of Olivia Newton-John,” which looks at the pop star's life.

Jessica Handler’s ‘The World to See’ charts the friendship between a rock star and her fan. Spanning four decades, the novel also examines bonds between mothers and daughters.

James Lasdun's new book "The Family Man" examines the flaws in the Alex Murdaugh case and the conduct that led to his sentence being overturned.

Kathryn Stockett has come out with a second novel 17 years after the release of her hit debut, "The Help."

Lerone Martin's book follows the civil rights leader through childhood, escaping Jim Crow life working in Connecticut and attending Boston U. and becoming a pastor in Alabama.