Best Southern Fiction Books

1.
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,016 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,690,026 ratings
3.
The Sweet Smell of Magnolias and Memories
The Sweet Smell of Magnolias and Memories 3.97 avg rating — 1,096 ratings
4.
All Things Bright and Strange
All Things Bright and Strange 3.54 avg rating — 615 ratings
5.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,457 ratings
6.
What Blooms from Dust
What Blooms from Dust 3.93 avg rating — 593 ratings
7.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,106 ratings
8.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,042 ratings
9.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,292 ratings
10.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,915 ratings
11.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,406 ratings
12.
Perennials
Perennials 3.87 avg rating — 4,352 ratings
13.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,102 ratings
14.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,503 ratings
15.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,836 ratings
16.
Tobacco Sun
Tobacco Sun 3.95 avg rating — 93 ratings
16.
A Long Time Comin'
A Long Time Comin' 3.84 avg rating — 680 ratings
18.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,127 ratings
19.
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 616,853 ratings
20.
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road 3.71 avg rating — 15,713 ratings
21.
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie 3.74 avg rating — 141,063 ratings
22.
3 by Flannery O'Connor: The Violent Bear It Away / Everything That Rises Must Converge / Wise Blood
3 by Flannery O'Connor: The Violent Bear It Away / Everything That Rises Must Converge / Wise Blood 4.30 avg rating — 2,355 ratings
23.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 3.86 avg rating — 565,759 ratings
24.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,385 ratings
25.
The Peach Keeper
The Peach Keeper 3.86 avg rating — 64,373 ratings
26.
What Momma Left Behind
What Momma Left Behind 4.25 avg rating — 868 ratings
27.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,815 ratings
28.
Oral History
Oral History
by: Lee Smith
4.05 avg rating — 4,203 ratings
28.
The Optimist's Daughter
The Optimist's Daughter 3.52 avg rating — 15,056 ratings
30.
Gods of Howl Mountain
Gods of Howl Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 2,951 ratings
31.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 4.06 avg rating — 63,556 ratings
32.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,480,084 ratings
33.
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 106,120 ratings
34.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,910 ratings
35.
Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner
Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner 4.15 avg rating — 344 ratings
36.
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides 4.26 avg rating — 213,997 ratings
37.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,557 ratings
38.
The Sugar Queen
The Sugar Queen 3.99 avg rating — 56,926 ratings
39.
Lost Lake (Lost Lake, #1)
Lost Lake (Lost Lake, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 37,682 ratings
40.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating — 286,602 ratings
40.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,457 ratings
42.
The River of Kings
The River of Kings 3.77 avg rating — 1,165 ratings
43.
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion 4.03 avg rating — 55,881 ratings
44.
A Redbird Christmas
A Redbird Christmas 3.96 avg rating — 32,004 ratings
45.
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit 4.02 avg rating — 846 ratings
46.
Dogwood Blues
Dogwood Blues 4.26 avg rating — 235 ratings
46.
Action Words: Journey of a Journalist
Action Words: Journey of a Journalist 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
48.
Pride of Eden
Pride of Eden 3.90 avg rating — 549 ratings
49.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,744 ratings
50.
A Musket in My Hands (Civil War Romance #3)
A Musket in My Hands (Civil War Romance #3) 4.45 avg rating — 146 ratings
51.
"Mud Marbles"
"Mud Marbles" 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
52.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 145,397 ratings
52.
A Rebel in My House (Civil War Romance #2)
A Rebel in My House (Civil War Romance #2) 4.26 avg rating — 241 ratings
54.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,432 ratings
55.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
The Girl Who Chased the Moon 3.97 avg rating — 63,154 ratings
55.
A Stranger on My Land (Civil War Romance #1)
A Stranger on My Land (Civil War Romance #1) 4.03 avg rating — 374 ratings
57.
Guest Book, The
Guest Book, The 3.64 avg rating — 1,808 ratings
58.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,855 ratings
59.
Fay
Fay 3.99 avg rating — 3,106 ratings
60.
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family 3.89 avg rating — 17,372 ratings
61.
The Great Santini
The Great Santini 4.16 avg rating — 34,310 ratings
62.
A Miracle of Catfish
A Miracle of Catfish 4.16 avg rating — 760 ratings
63.
3 By Flannery O'Connor
3 By Flannery O'Connor 4.30 avg rating — 2,355 ratings
64.
Joe
Joe 4.17 avg rating — 3,631 ratings
64.
A Christmas Memory
A Christmas Memory 4.24 avg rating — 17,527 ratings
66.
The Weight of This World
The Weight of This World
by: David Joy
3.99 avg rating — 2,745 ratings
67.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,247 ratings
68.
The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking 3.67 avg rating — 22,587 ratings
69.
The Town (The Snopes Trilogy, #2)
The Town (The Snopes Trilogy, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 1,895 ratings
70.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary 3.63 avg rating — 14,462 ratings
70.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,294 ratings
72.
The Wild Palms
The Wild Palms 3.86 avg rating — 5,694 ratings
73.
Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living 3.96 avg rating — 5,055 ratings
74.
The Complete Short Stories Of Thomas Wolfe
The Complete Short Stories Of Thomas Wolfe 4.18 avg rating — 280 ratings
75.
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump 4.01 avg rating — 71,439 ratings
76.
House of the Rising Sun (Hackberry Holland, #4)
House of the Rising Sun (Hackberry Holland, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 4,423 ratings
77.
If the Creek Don't Rise
If the Creek Don't Rise 4.02 avg rating — 24,959 ratings
78.
A Summons to Memphis
A Summons to Memphis 3.63 avg rating — 6,770 ratings
79.
Collected Stories
Collected Stories 4.30 avg rating — 827 ratings
80.
Jim the Boy
Jim the Boy 3.84 avg rating — 3,366 ratings
80.
Sweet Music on Moonlight Ridge (Book 1)
Sweet Music on Moonlight Ridge (Book 1) 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings
80.
Rotten Peaches (The Thelonious T. Bear Chronicles, #2)
Rotten Peaches (The Thelonious T. Bear Chronicles, #2) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
80.
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (Miss Julia, #1)
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (Miss Julia, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 18,155 ratings
80.
The Ponder Heart
The Ponder Heart 3.63 avg rating — 2,227 ratings
80.
Lying For A Living
Lying For A Living 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings
80.
The Moonflower Vine
The Moonflower Vine 3.96 avg rating — 5,551 ratings
80.
Rosiebelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee: A Novel (Brown Thrasher Books)
Rosiebelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee: A Novel (Brown Thrasher Books) 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings
80.
Go Down the Mountain
Go Down the Mountain 4.14 avg rating — 140 ratings
80.
Let the Willows Weep
Let the Willows Weep 4.05 avg rating — 1,148 ratings
80.
Sinners and Saints
Sinners and Saints 3.98 avg rating — 66 ratings
80.
Here on Earth
Here on Earth 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
80.
Florida Palms
Florida Palms
by: Joe Pan
4.20 avg rating — 54 ratings
93.
Knight of the Purple Ribbon
Knight of the Purple Ribbon 3.56 avg rating — 36 ratings
93.
Delta
Delta 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
93.
Fireflies in December (Calloway Summers #1)
Fireflies in December (Calloway Summers #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,689 ratings
93.
The Witches of Moonlight Ridge (Moonlight Ridge #2)
The Witches of Moonlight Ridge (Moonlight Ridge #2) 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
93.
Scout's Honor
Scout's Honor 4.30 avg rating — 84 ratings
93.
Baby Sweet's: A Novel (Brown Thrasher Books)
Baby Sweet's: A Novel (Brown Thrasher Books) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings
93.
Almost Home
Almost Home 4.28 avg rating — 1,974 ratings
93.
Liar's Winter: An Appalachian Novel
Liar's Winter: An Appalachian Novel 4.37 avg rating — 748 ratings
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