Perhaps one of the most well-loved, warm, and inviting voices of the South, Rick Bragg – author of the 1998 New York Times Notable Book of the Year All Over But the Shoutin’ – is known for his intimate, poignant memoirs about his family in Alabama. Join Tampa Theatre and Oxford Exchange on April 9 for an evening with Bragg, as he discusses his recent book, The Best Cook in the World, a collection that USA Today’s David Holahan calls a “wonderful, rollicking, poignant, sometimes hilarious tales about how generations of Bragg’s extended family survived from one meal to the next.”

Tickets are $29 at the Franklin Street Box Office and $30 online (total, including fees), which includes admission and a signed paperback copy of The Best Cook in the World.