Earl Swift in Maine, with Katahdin in the background, in 2024. Photo by Randall Wulff

Earl Swift and the Art of the Outdoor Story

September 23, 12:30 EDT

We're less than a week away from our second Southlands Live event. For this one, we're leaning into adventure and storytelling: founding editor Boyce Upholt will be chatting with New York Times-bestselling author Earl Swift — who has written about the James River; life on a remote and vanishing island on the Chesapeake Bay; and, most recently (and the occasion for our chat), the Appalachian Trail. (And those are just his Southern bona fides, we note! Check out the full scope of his work here.)

We'll be talking about trails: their allure and their dangers, physical and mental — and what it takes to write about them well.

Come equipped with your questions — there will be plenty of time for audience Q&A. RSVP here.


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