Most Read This Week In Southern
Southern literature (sometimes called the literature of the American South) is defined as American literature about the Southern United States or by writers from this region. Characteristics of Southern literature include a focus on a common Southern history, the significance of family, a sense of community and one’s role within it, a sense of justice, the region's dominant religion (Christianity) and the burdens/rewards religion often brings, issues of racial tension, land and the promise it brings, a sense of social class and place, and the use of the Southern dialect.
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Sing me a love song in a slow, southern drawl to the tune of sunny days...
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― Magic in the Backyard
― Magic in the Backyard
Join award-winning author, Amy K. Sorrells, as she asks and answers reader questions about her d…more
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This is a group for anyone, and not just the Southern States. If you are a female reader who lik…more
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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College students and alumni
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A group read of all of his works starting with his debut novel.
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