A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsMina and the Undead by Amy McCawThe Awakening by Kate ChopinZeitoun by Dave Eggers
Best New Orleans Books
422 books — 346 voters
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene FrostA Rush of Wings by Adrian PhoenixIn the Blood by Adrian PhoenixOne Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene FrostBeneath the Skin by Adrian Phoenix
Paranormal in New Orleans
350 books — 481 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
713 books — 1,360 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerSouth of Broad by Pat ConroyThe House on Tradd Street by Karen   White
Books Set in South Carolina
452 books — 116 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Neon Rain by James Lee BurkeBootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron
Best Southern Mysteries
209 books — 121 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Books
826 books — 739 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best NON-YA Books.
153 books — 40 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
1,344 books — 2,573 voters

Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria LaurieSecondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltWhat's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria LaurieBrownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
685 books — 578 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
970 books — 1,907 voters