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Oxford American used the occasion of Jackson’s leaving to announce a new digital-first edition of the publication, along with staffing changes and plans to hire a digital editor. read more >

Filmmaker and writer Tayler Montague will guest-edit the fall 2023 edition of the Oxford American, the quarterly Southern literature and culture magazine based in Little Rock. The issue will examine […] read more >

This season of the podcast will include dispatches from Logan Scherer and Diane Roberts, along with the works of Marfa Public Radio reporter Annie Rosenthal and chef and educator Andrea Nguyen, as well as researcher and activist Kidada E. Williams. read more >

Jackson, the quarterly’s editor since 2021, is writing “Honey’s Grill: Sex, Freedom and Women of the Blues” after accepting what the magazine called a major book deal. read more >

As the first Black editor in chief of a magazine named for William Faulkner’s corner of Mississippi, Danielle A. Jackson feels a small pit in her stomach. read more >

Apartments in west Little Rock and North Little Rock lead this week’s trio of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >

Eliza Borné, the Little Rock native who became editor of Oxford American magazine at 28 and led it to renewed recognition, is leaving the quarterly this month to become director of development for the Central Arkansas Library System. read more >

When editor Eliza Borné looked to extend the Oxford American’s literate and unapologetically Southern voice last year, she turned to an executive editor with precisely the right skill set for podcasting. read more >

A departure took place Nov. 15 at the Oxford American, the Southern culture magazine based in Little Rock and published in conjunction with the University of Central Arkansas. read more >

Four years into Eliza Borné's editorship, Oxford American is launching a new look with next month’s fall edition, debuting a promising podcast and enjoying better financial health. read more >

After going up for sale for $159,000 in July, Juanita’s restaurant will close permanently on Dec. 20 read more >

Eliza Borné replaces Roger Hodge, who left in June for a job at The Intercept and is still listed as editor-at-large on the OA masthead. read more >

The magazine, which focuses on Southern culture, literature and music, announced the tiered memberships earlier this month. The benefits from taking part in the memberships vary based on the contribution. read more >

When Oxford American first started focusing its music issues on Southern states, the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism funded the issue’s accompanying CD in an advertising partnership valued at $33,000. read more >

Sabin is director of the newly formed Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, a nonprofit organization that plans to open the entrepreneurship-focused Argenta Innovation Center in downtown North Little Rock. read more >

Warwick Sabin, publisher of the Oxford American magazine, says he has been named executive director of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, a new nonprofit that's developing the Argenta Innovation Center in downtown North Little Rock. read more >

The vision embraced by developer Anita Davis, along with some hefty injections of cash, has brought new vitality to Little Rock’s SoMa neighborhood. Now all kinds of people are interested in the magic that she and others have brought to the area. read more >

In his first term as District 33 representative, Warwick Sabin was part of not only one of the longest General Assembly sessions in state history but also one of the most challenging. Plus, Sabin continued to serve as publisher of the Oxford American literary magazine. read more >