My All Time Favorite Southern Books ... So Far

Discover my top picks for the best Southern books of all time! Explore classic and contemporary favorites that capture the heart and soul of the South in this curated reading list.

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Moon Women

by Pamela Duncan

In the lush North Carolina foothills, the Moon women have put down roots: matriarch Marvelle Moon, who’s losing her grip on the world after more …
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Where the Heart Is

 

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Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood : a novel

by Rebecca Wells

A NOVEL ABOUT THE COMPLEX BONDS BETWEEN A MOTHER AND A DAUGHTER.
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Little Altars Everywhere

by Rebecca Wells

Don't miss Little Altars Everywhere, the New York Times bestselling companion novel that introduces the Ya-Yas and is also a basis for the film.
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The Great Santini

by Pat Conroy

A novel about the fictional family of an American fighter pilot.
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To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both …
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Cane River

 

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The prince of tides

 

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Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe : [a novel]

by Fannie Flagg

Mrs. Threadgoode's tale of two high-spirited women of the 1930s, Idgie and Ruth, helps Evelyn, a 1980s woman in a sad slump of middle age, …
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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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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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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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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 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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Beach Music

by Pat Conroy

An American living in Rome with his daughter after his wife's suicide tracks a classmate who went underground as a Vietnam protester and never resurfaced.