Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha AshleyThe Gift by Cecelia AhernIn a Holidaze by Christina LaurenThis Is Not a Holiday Romance by Camilla IsleyChristmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan
Christmas Romantic Comedy/Chick Lit
440 books — 587 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Southern Chick Lit
275 books — 231 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGarden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Quirky Southern Fiction
971 books — 1,895 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtryTerms of Endearment by Larry McMurtryStreets of Laredo by Larry McMurtryThe Berrybender Narratives by Larry McMurtry
The Best of Larry McMurtry
26 books — 62 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Southern Literature
1,348 books — 2,576 voters

Brooklyn by Colm TóibínCharming Billy by Alice McDermottThe House on Prospect by Bernadette  Walsh'Tis by Frank McCourtGalway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
Irish-American Experience (fiction)
70 books — 47 voters