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100 Must-Read Works of Southern Literature - Page 3

Emily Gatlin of BookRiot writes: I started to make a list of Southern books I had in my personal library, and I had around 70 that I would be willing to tell a stranger to read. Bookseller extraordinaire Joe Hickman of Lemuria Books in Jackson, Mississippi helped me fill in some gaps, and we exchanged a few notes on upcoming releases.
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Raney (Clyde Edgerton)
Raney
81
Clyde Edgerton
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 (John Barry)
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
82
John Barry
Run With the Horseman (Ferrol Sams)
Run With the Horseman
83
Ferrol Sams
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
84
Jesmyn Ward
Salvation on Sand Mountain (Dennis Covington)
Salvation on Sand Mountain
85
Dennis Covington
The Secret Life of Bees (South Carolina)
The Secret Life of Bees (South Carolina)
86
Serena
Serena
87
The Sharpshooter Blues (Lewis Nordan)
The Sharpshooter Blues
88
Lewis Nordan
Shiloh and Other Stories
Shiloh and Other Stories
89
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
90
William Faulkner
Southern Belly: A Food Lover's Companion (John T. Edge)
Southern Belly: A Food Lover's Companion
91
John T. Edge
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
92
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
93
Zora Neale Hurston
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
94
Harper Lee
Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories
Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories
95
Walking Across Egypt (Clyde Edgerton)
Walking Across Egypt
96
Clyde Edgerton
Welding With Children (Tim Gautreaux)
Welding With Children
97
Tim Gautreaux
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
98
Flannery O'Connor
Work Shirts for Madmen (George Singleton)
Work Shirts for Madmen
99
George Singleton
Zeitoun
Zeitoun
100
Death of Santini (Pat Conroy)
Death of Santini
101
Pat Conroy
Lookaway, Lookaway (Wilton Barnhardt)
Lookaway, Lookaway
102
Wilton Barnhardt
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
103
Jesmyn Ward
The Realm of Last Chances (Steve Yarbrough)
The Realm of Last Chances
104
Steve Yarbrough
The Resurrectionist (Matthew Guinn)
The Resurrectionist
105
Matthew Guinn
Rivers (Michael Farris Smith)
Rivers
106
Michael Farris Smith
Someone Else's Love Story (Joshilyn Jackson)
Someone Else's Love Story
107
Joshilyn Jackson
Sycamore Row (John Grisham)
Sycamore Row
108
John Grisham
This Dark Road to Mercy (Wiley Cash)
This Dark Road to Mercy
109
Wiley Cash
Tilted World (Tom Franklin)
Tilted World
110
Tom Franklin
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