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31 Books You Need to Read If You Want to Understand the American South

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The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner
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Flannery O'Conner
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
2
Fannie Flagg
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
3
Edward P. Jones
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
4
John Berendt
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
5
Zora Neale Hurston
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
6
Sue Monk Kidd
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
7
Carson McCullers
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
8
Maya Angelou
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
9
Charles Frazier
Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
10
Barbara Kingsolver
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
11
William Faulkner
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
12
Richard Wright
Cane River (Lalita Tademy)
Cane River
13
Lalita Tademy
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
14
Dorothy Allison
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
15
Cormac McCarthy
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
16
Jesmyn Ward
Storming Heaven (Denise Giardina)
Storming Heaven
17
Denise Giardina
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady (Florence King)
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady
18
Florence King
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
19
John Grisham
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
20
Mildred D. Taylor
Natchez Burning (Greg Iles)
Natchez Burning
21
Greg Iles
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
22
Toni Morrison
Strange Fruit (Lillian Smith)
Strange Fruit
23
Lillian Smith
Beach Music (Pat Conroy)
Beach Music
24
Pat Conroy
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (Chris Fuhrman)
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
25
Chris Fuhrman
Zora and Nicky (Claudia Mair Burney)
Zora and Nicky
26
Claudia Mair Burney
Run With the Horsemen (Ferrol Sams)
Run With the Horsemen
27
Ferrol Sams
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
28
John Kennedy Toole
All Over but the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)
All Over but the Shoutin'
29
Rick Bragg
The Keepers of the House
The Keepers of the House
30
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
31
Harper Lee
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