Actress Reese Witherspoon's new book celebrates Southern living

An awful lot of the author interviews we’ve shared recently have been on the somber side. Let’s fix that.

Actress Reese Witherspoon went on NPR to discuss her new book, Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits.

If it’s anything like her interview, it’ll be a refreshing, honest celebration of life’s pleasures ... and challenges.

Listen to Witherspoon and Morning Edition’s Rachel Martin below, or read an edited transcript of the segment on NPR’s website.