Our South: Black Food Through My Lens 4th fiction Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals

Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate

" "Self-Reliance

is the long-awaited companion to the bestselling classics "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and "A Light in the Attic

Readers will encounter mischievous animals

but something much bigger: truth in a world built on illusion

Our South: Black Food Through My Lens 4th fiction Cassie Hobbes and the NaturalsRaised in Appalachia, native daughter Ashleigh Shanti, a queer Black woman and acclaimed chef, knows Southern Black cooking means more than we've come to believe. While hot buttered cast iron pan cornbread and crunchy, juicy, lard fried chicken have their roles to play, they are far from the entire story. The key to understanding how Black influence has defined foodways and cultures in the South is to explore its microregions, each with its own