The curious case of the dog-eating

On the unshakeably spiritual side of food

Greetings Southlanders! I’m on the road today, kicking off a whirlwind week: in Columbia, Mo., tonight, then back south to Baton Rouge on Thursday. Then it’s onto Little Rock on Saturday, for the Six Bridges Festival, where I’ll be in conversation with Alice Driver, the author of an important new book about the immigrant workers in Tyson’s meatpacking plants.

If you can’t make these events, you can still listen to my recent appearance on Outside/In Radio—a longtime favorite podcast—or Rice University’s Gulf Streams Podcast!

Finally, a reminder that I’m launching a Southlands Book Club for paid subscribers on October 15, when we’ll be discussing Christopher Brown’s A Natural History of Empty Lots. Upgrade now to join!