The Statesider

The Statesider is a newsletter that curates the most interesting stories about America, including travel, American experiences, cultures, landscapes, regional cuisines, unforgettable characters, and book reviews all in one place. Think of us as a weekend travel section for America.

Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
New Jersey Fan Club: Artists and Writers Celebrate the Garden State
The High Sierra: A Love Story
Pizza Quest: My Never-Ending Search for the Perfect Pizza
In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling Through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Southbound: Essays on Identity, Inheritance, and Social Change
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
The Best American Travel Writing 2021
West of Wheeling: How I Quit My Job, Broke the Law & Biked to a Better Life
Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai'i
Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
Hillbilly Queer: A Memoir
The Lager Queen of Minnesota
Chinatown Pretty: Fashion and Wisdom from Chinatown's Most Stylish Seniors
Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
Pizza Quest: My Never-Ending Search for the Perfect Pizza
Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine
Red Truck Bakery Cookbook: Gold-Standard Recipes from America's Favorite Rural Bakery
Sourdough
The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats
American Tacos: A History and Guide
The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen
New Jersey Fan Club: Artists and Writers Celebrate the Garden State
The High Sierra: A Love Story
In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling Through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
The Best American Travel Writing 2021
West of Wheeling: How I Quit My Job, Broke the Law & Biked to a Better Life
Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai'i
Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
Hillbilly Queer: A Memoir
The Lager Queen of Minnesota
Chinatown Pretty: Fashion and Wisdom from Chinatown's Most Stylish Seniors
Another Fine Mess
Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country
Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West