As I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAbsalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLight in August by William Faulkner
Best Southern Gothic Literature
359 books — 527 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerGo Down, Moses by William FaulknerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAbsalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
Best Southern Literature
1,421 books — 2,699 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottFever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Historical Fiction for Young Adults
237 books — 229 voters
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Most Inaccurate Historical Fiction
107 books — 162 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraAbsalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesGods and Generals by Jeff ShaaraRise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
Best American Historical Fiction
508 books — 393 voters

A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,479 books — 10,330 voters
The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby FooteGods and Generals by Jeff ShaaraThe Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara
Best American Civil War Books
1,024 books — 1,065 voters

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby FooteNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Best American History Books
2,347 books — 3,155 voters
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby Foote
Best History Books
4,141 books — 4,808 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,249 books — 126,105 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Iliad by HomerThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Odyssey by HomerThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,008 voters

The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerGo Down, Moses by William FaulknerAbsalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerLight in August by William Faulkner
Books Set in Mississippi
403 books — 105 voters