My Favorite Southern Reads

Discover the best Southern books with our curated list of favorite reads. Explore classic and contemporary Southern literature that captures the heart and soul of the South.

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Consuming Passions

by Michael Lee West

Consuming Passions is Michael Lee West's delightfully quirky memoir of an adventurous life centered around food and family—the story of how she went from non-cook …
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She Flew the Coop

by Michael Lee West

The two main occupations in Limoges, Louisiana (population: 905), seem to be spreading juicy gossip and consoling the unfortunate with casseroles. And in this early …
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American Pie

 

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Crazy Ladies

by Michael Lee West

From the author of Mad Girls in Love comes this lively multigenerational tale of six charming, unforgettable Southern women -- a novel of love and …
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Full of Grace

by Dorothea Benton Frank

The rich atmosphere of South Carolina, Hilton Head and Charleston, is brought vividly to life by Dorothea Benton Frank, a South Carolina native who, with …
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Plantation

by Dorothea Benton Frank

Carolina Wimbley Levine had always sworn she'd never go home again, but when she must return to "see about Mother," she learns that Miss Lavinia, …
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Hissy Fit

by Mary Kay Andrews

Keeley Murdock's wedding to A.J. Jernigan should have been the social event of the season. But all bets are off when she catches her fiancÉ …
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

by Carson McCullers

A quiet, sensitive girl searches for beauty in a small, but damned Southern town.
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I Know This Much Is True

by Wally Lamb

Tells the story of a pair of twins, one plagued by schizophrenia and the other by a promise he made to his dying mother to …
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Before Women Had Wings

 

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Ellen Foster

by Kaye Gibbons

One of the most talked-about and endearing first novels in years bears the story of a female Huck Finn and her search for a true …
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into …
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A Redbird Christmas

by Fannie Flagg

After a startling diagnosis from his doctor, Oswald T. Campbell leaves behind the cold and damp of the oncoming Chicago winter to spend what he …
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Midwives

by Chris Bohjalian

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This modern classic from the author of The Flight Attendant is a compulsively readable novel that explores questions of human responsibility that …
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Cane River

by Lalita Tademy

The "New York Times" bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Pick--the unique and deeply moving epic of four generations of African-American women based on one family's …
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The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

Set in the period between the world wars, this novel tells of two sisters, their trials, and their survival.
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Where the Heart Is

 

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Big Stone Gap

by Adriana Trigiani

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first novel in the beloved Big Stone Gap series, now a major motion picture written and directed by Adriana …
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The prince of tides

 

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Bastard Out of Carolina

by Dorothy Allison

Ruth Ann Boatwright, a South Carolina bastard, tells her life with her family and the emotional and physical violence she experiences.
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Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

Read the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man’s best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from …
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Summer of the Monkeys

 

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