"In the tradition of de Tocqueville and Heat-Moon, Emily Wallace invites readers for a ride-along that reveals truths about people and the roads they take. Her strengths are different: She can draw and paint! She’s funny! She’s been to Weeki Wachee! But the results are just as insightful."

America’s highways have always reflected our culture, and Wallace’s beautifully illustrated book shows us there are still regional foods and off-the-beaten-path restaurants that deserve our attention and our patronage.

In the tradition of Alexis de Tocqueville and William Least Heat-Moon, Emily Wallace invites readers for a ride-along that reveals truths about people and the roads they take. Her strengths are different: She can draw and paint! She’s funny! She’s been to Weeki Wachee! But the results are just as  insightful. Road Sides is flush with intellectual curiosity and small-town wonder and begs a full tank and an open road.

This personal tour of the South is both fascinating and beautiful to look at. I’m craving a road trip to check out all the exciting sites and snacks.

"Only the brilliant Emily Wallace could capture the complex, curious, delightful, disturbing, and delicious roadside landscapes of the modern South where pop culture, inventive food entrepreneurs, and hungry travelers have intersected for decades. Wallace’s unmistakable artistry, humor, and smarts enliven our take on these beloved venues and their hold on the southern imagination and palate."

"Road Sides is an easygoing but illuminating guide to the region’s earnest quirkiness and made this lapsed southerner nostalgic, in the best possible way."

"Only the brilliant Emily Wallace could capture the complex, curious, delightful, disturbing, and delicious roadside landscapes of the modern South where pop culture, inventive food entrepreneurs, and hungry travelers have intersected for decades. Wallace’s unmistakable artistry, humor, and smarts enliven our take on these beloved venues and their hold on the southern imagination and palate."