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So long, summer. Time to chill out with crisp nights, cool days, and breathtaking vistas. This fall we visit some charming mountain getaways in three states. Best of all? Each is just a few hours' drive from Atlanta.

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Pretty Girl Rocks
Chart-topping Keri Hilson has built a career on breaking the rules.
By Christine Van Dusen

Spellbinder (Preview)
Mitchell Gross wrote thrillers, but he was also an attorney, a scientist, a successful businessman, a Hollywood darling, and a charmer of women. He was none of these things. He was more. Why did so many people fall for his lies?
By Thomas Mullen

When Patterns Are Broken, New Worlds Emerge
At Stone Mountain's Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, camaraderie is the best elixir in an altered world.
By Josh Green

FOOD & DINING
Review Watershed's move to Buckhead finally lets Joe Truex shine
Dining Scene Bookhouse Pub's macarons
Geering Local Try some sheep cheese
Recipe Jay Swift's crab cakes

LIFE & STYLE
Style Melanie Turner has a closet to covet
Culture A heavy-equipment company throws its weight behind breast-cancer fundraising

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TV Life lessons from The Walking Dead
Music A documentary celebrating Athens's classic tracks
Books Josh Russell's third novel
Movies The Out on Film director previews this year's festival

COLUMNS
Hollis Gillespie Reflections on turning fifty
Editor's Note On travel writing

October 2012: Mountain Escapes