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Southern Literature

This group is for any reader interested in southern literature, from the classics (Thomas Wolfe, Eudora Welty, Erskine Caldwell, etc.) to the contemporary (Fannie Flagg, Lee Smith, Nicholas Sparks, etc.). Members should share a love of texts that relay the often humble lives of eccentric southerners as they tackle the odds, build character, and...more »
  • Category: Genres | Started Thursday, February 8 2007
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Diane R posted to this topic 1 day ago

Hi all, ...
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Beth S posted to this topic 1 day ago

Hi! I'm new to the group and I'm not sure what everyone here considers Southern Lit., but I just heard that "Rhett Butler's People" is coming out soon. Any comments??
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Kathie C posted to this topic 9 days ago

I love books that take place around the Appalachian mountains. Particularly those set during the coal wars (Storming Heaven and Unquiet Earth are favorites). Does...
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Constance L posted to this topic Thursday, June 19 2008

So I put two books on the shelf to maybe get things rolling.... Anyone interested?
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jloucks posted to this topic Monday, June 9 2008

Oh, dearests, how could Faulkner not have made it to the bookshelves (unless I, in my technical ineptitude, couldn't find them there)? The King, as it were, of...
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Mary M posted to this topic Friday, June 6 2008

Would you like to add other genres with a southern setting, or does everyone want to keep the bookshelf strictly literature? What's your pleasure?
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MaggieReads posted to this topic Monday, March 17 2008

Hi, all. In addition to reading southern fiction, I write it, too! My fiction is set in a small town in the panhandle of Florida. Two of my novels have been...
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DashForCover posted to this topic Thursday, February 28 2008

Hi All,...
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DashForCover posted to this topic Sunday, February 24 2008

I grew up reading through these books. My grandpa owned the entire series. I was just curious if anyone else was familiar with them. ...
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Crystal D posted to this topic Tuesday, December 18 2007

I would love to Add "Welcome To the World, Baby Girl" to the list. This novel has everything; suspense, a little romance, a little history from the 1940s to the...

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