2026 Reading Challenge
Genres

Southern Fiction


Southern Fiction Books

The Help
To Kill a Mockingbird
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
The Secret Life of Bees
Where the Crawdads Sing
Gone With the Wind
The Prince of Tides
Cold Sassy Tree
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
The Peach Keeper
The Kitchen House
Between, Georgia
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
South of Broad
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Lists

Under Water by Owen GrimensteinWhat Momma Left Behind by Cindy K. SprolesBatter of Wits by Karla SorensenChristy by Catherine MarshallChristmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander
Tennessee
288 books — 49 voters
Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa LayneGlory Road by Lauren K. DentonDangerous Games by Lynessa Layne
Top Alabama Authors
14 books — 8 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Historical Fiction - The American South
352 books — 98 voters
As I Lay Dying by William FaulknerParis Trout by Pete DexterTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePraying for Sheetrock by Melissa Fay GreeneMudbound by Hillary Jordan
Civil Rights in the South
5 books — 1 voter

The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHaleTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Sweet Smell of Magnolias and Memories by Celeste Fletcher McHaleAll Things Bright and Strange by James MarkertThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Southern Fiction Books
295 books — 105 voters
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsAt Home in Mitford by Jan KaronThe All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie FlaggThe Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryJamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Vintage Fiction
39 books — 10 voters

Quotes Tagged “Southern Fiction”

Patricia Hickman
“ The conflict each day is whether to immerse in books or writing. I can't do one without the other, but I can't do both at the same time. It is the writer's paradox. ...more ”
― Patricia Hickman, The Pirate Queen
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“ Are you aware that Jesus Christ can spell? I get so tired of you spelling every slang and cuss word that crosses your mind, as though you are pulling one over on the Lord. ”
― Brenda Sutton Rose, Dogwood Blues
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Videos Tagged “Southern Fiction”

Authors Denby Sheather & Sol Luckman Discuss the Unreality of Reality & THE WORLD CULT & YOU
Authors Denby Sheather & Sol Luckman Discuss the Unreality of Reality & THE WORLD CULT & YOU
Modern Gnosticism & the Parasite Cleanse w/ Sol Luckman
Modern Gnosticism & the Parasite Cleanse w/ Sol Luckman
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Groups Tagged "Southern Fiction"

Belles and Books A place for the finest belles to discuss the books they love to read.
4 members, last active 11 years ago
The Bitter Southerner Book Club A place for Bitter Southerner Family Members to discuss their favorite Southern books of the mom…more
311 members, last active 11 months ago
Q&A with Miranda Parker ...July 1, 2011 to August 28, 2011...
11 members, last active 14 years ago
We welcome anyone to join and ask Tori questions. We do not believe in limiting the field to spe…more
2 members, last active 14 years ago