Southern Lit Books

Showing 1-50 of 4,468
To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 222 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,017,631 ratings — published 1960
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 149 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,061,666 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.72 — 190,931 ratings — published 1930
Rate this book
Clear rating
Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,265,266 ratings — published 1936
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.86 — 199,035 ratings — published 1929
Rate this book
Clear rating
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.27 — 331,002 ratings — published 1987
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Secret Life of Bees The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,364,653 ratings — published 2001
Rate this book
Clear rating
Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.99 — 394,914 ratings — published 1937
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.99 — 121,866 ratings — published 1940
Rate this book
Clear rating
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.92 — 300,466 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
Light in August Light in August (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.94 — 67,586 ratings — published 1932
Rate this book
Clear rating
Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 94 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,721,390 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.28 — 764,325 ratings — published 1982
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.89 — 303,696 ratings — published 1980
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.15 — 50,732 ratings — published 1955
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)
by (shelved 77 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,346,388 ratings — published 1885
Rate this book
Clear rating
Absalom, Absalom! Absalom, Absalom! (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.99 — 48,778 ratings — published 1936
Rate this book
Clear rating
Bastard Out of Carolina Bastard Out of Carolina (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.15 — 48,525 ratings — published 1992
Rate this book
Clear rating
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.86 — 570,442 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Prince of Tides The Prince of Tides (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.26 — 219,308 ratings — published 1986
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Complete Stories The Complete Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.38 — 41,185 ratings — published 1971
Rate this book
Clear rating
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.83 — 46,763 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Wise Blood Wise Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.82 — 38,850 ratings — published 1952
Rate this book
Clear rating
Cold Sassy Tree Cold Sassy Tree (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 63 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.02 — 105,874 ratings — published 1984
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.98 — 338,718 ratings — published 1947
Rate this book
Clear rating
All the King's Men All the King's Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.09 — 67,346 ratings — published 1946
Rate this book
Clear rating
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Saving CeeCee Honeycutt (Audio CD)
by (shelved 62 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.97 — 88,071 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Moviegoer (Vintage International) The Moviegoer (Vintage International)
by (shelved 57 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.64 — 31,501 ratings — published 1961
Rate this book
Clear rating
Serena Serena (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.55 — 37,214 ratings — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
Cold Mountain Cold Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.89 — 251,476 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sing, Unburied, Sing Sing, Unburied, Sing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.00 — 150,756 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Salvage the Bones Salvage the Bones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.96 — 75,016 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Optimist's Daughter The Optimist's Daughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.52 — 15,897 ratings — published 1972
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Member of the Wedding The Member of the Wedding (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.81 — 20,644 ratings — published 1946
Rate this book
Clear rating
Go Set a Watchman Go Set a Watchman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.31 — 294,179 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Land More Kind Than Home A Land More Kind Than Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,081 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Gods in Alabama Gods in Alabama (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.86 — 24,220 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Violent Bear It Away The Violent Bear It Away (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.07 — 15,920 ratings — published 1960
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Awakening The Awakening (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.69 — 231,040 ratings — published 1899
Rate this book
Clear rating
Between, Georgia Between, Georgia (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.88 — 16,284 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,033,746 ratings — published 1876
Rate this book
Clear rating
South of Broad South of Broad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.87 — 51,508 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,407 ratings — published 1965
Rate this book
Clear rating
Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.46 — 855,983 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.78 — 26,949 ratings — published 1951
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Invention of Wings The Invention of Wings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.26 — 336,305 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Great Santini The Great Santini (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.16 — 35,044 ratings — published 1976
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Peach Keeper The Peach Keeper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 3.86 — 65,251 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.07 — 109,381 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Fair and Tender Ladies Fair and Tender Ladies (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as southern-lit)
avg rating 4.19 — 8,157 ratings — published 1988
Rate this book
Clear rating


Wiley Cash
“There is an old saying that every story, even your own, is either happy or sad depending on where you stop telling it. I believe I'll stop telling this one here.”
Wiley Cash, The Last Ballad

Randolph Randy Camp
“Them dandelion wishes float and float for miles hoping they might get lucky and find a place to root.”
Randolph Randy Camp, False Dandelions

More quotes...