Baptized in Sweet Tea: A Collection of Ken Burger's Columns Celebrating the South
By Ken Burger, With photography by David Gentry
Behind God's Back: Gullah Memories of Cainhoy, Wando, Huger, Daniel Island, St. Thomas Island, South Carolina
by Herb Frazier
A compilation of accounts of the experiences of Gullah people who struggled after Emancipation, through the Depression and into the middle of the twentieth century to maintain their African-based lifestyles in rural communities near Charleston.
Charleston's Cooper River Bridge Run
by Cedric Jaggers
A compilation of 33 years of the Cooper River Bridge Run with photos from the Post and Courier's archives.
*now includes 2011 race insert
Dirty Secrets, Dirty War
by David Cox
This is the true story of Robert Cox, a newspaper editor during Argentina's "Dirty War," who refused to be silenced during the government's reign of terror.
Good Morning, Lowcountry!
by Harriet McLeod
A perfect little primer for both visitors and natives on living in the South Carolina swamp.
Gullah Cuisine: By Land and By Sea
Chef Charlotte Jenkins
Narrative by William Baldwin
Artwork Jonathan Green
Photography Mic Smith
This book brings Chef Charlotte Jenkins' wonderful recipes to you. But it does more than that – the book is a tale of connection, sharing a world the Gullah built.
Hurricane Hugo
Edited by John M. Burbage and Jason R. Lesley
The story of 1989 Hurricane Hugo as told through photos and words from The Post and Courier newspaper files.
I Can Do That!: Advice for Spiritual Entrepreneurs
by Walter F. Johnson III
Get advice for your business endeavors from a man who knows the secrets of success: prayer, faith and hard work.
Janie Mitchell, Reliable Cook: An ex-slaves recipe for living.
by Lisa Foster with Mary Lou Murray Coombs
A non-fiction account of an ex-slave’s life, this story gives a snapshot view of Charleston from 1862-1931 through the eyes of Janie Mitchell, based on her own writings.
Pawleys Island
Photo Editor Linwood Altman
Text by Lee Brockington
Pawleys Island: A Century of History and Photographs features more than 800 black-and-white pictures of life on Pawleys Island for the past 100 years.
Reefer Moon
by Roger Pinckney
A novel about a farmer on Daufuskie Island, drug smugglers, developers and love.
Sister Santee
by Ken Burger
Sister Santee creates a perfect Palmetto State storm where changing times and racial realities torture every poor soul caught in the Sturm and Drang of the state’s self-imposed and natural disasters.
Swallow Savannah
by Ken Burger
A novel of a rural southern community caught between one man's all-consuming ambition and the dawning reality of civil rights.
Tales of Litchfield Beach
by Bill Sirmon
Illustrations by Jim Dyson
A great read-aloud book for parents and grandparents to read to the children in their lives.
The Unpainted South: Carolina's Vanishing World
Poems & Songs by William P. Baldwin, Photographs by Selden B. Hill
This book of poetry, songs and photographs is a tribute to the faded glory of South Carolina’s rural past. It features haunting images of abandoned farmhouses, leaning tobacco barns, and boarded up redbrick towns of another era in Lowcountry South Carolina. Combined with powerful verse, these images inspire an appreciation for the often-overlooked region that is withering away.
A Walk in the Parks
by John R. Young
The definitive guidebook to monuments in Charleston's major downtown parks – including White Point Garden, Marion Square, Waterfront Park and Washington Square.
The Way It Was In Charleston, S.C.
by Laura Witte Waring
The story of Laura Witte Waring and her sisters growing up in 19th century Charleston and also of the Ashley Hall School for Girls.
Whisky & Jazz
by Hans Offringa
A coffee table book that mixes scotch whiskies with classic jazz.