Southern
Spanish moss drapes over quiet porches where stories of hardship and redemption unfold against a backdrop of red clay roads and humid summer nights. These deeply personal accounts of Southern life capture both the raw struggles and fierce pride of a region shaped by its complex history and enduring traditions.
Southern Book Summaries
James
An enslaved man escapes down the Mississippi to rescue his family and reclaim his story.
James
An enslaved man escapes down the Mississippi to rescue his family and reclaim his story.
Razorblade Tears
Two ex-con fathers, divided by race, unite to avenge the murder of their gay sons.
Razorblade Tears
Two ex-con fathers, divided by race, unite to avenge the murder of their gay sons.
To Kill a Mockingbird
A lawyer defends a Black man in 1930s Alabama, and his daughter sees her town's true face.
To Kill a Mockingbird
A lawyer defends a Black man in 1930s Alabama, and his daughter sees her town's true face.
The Prince of Tides
His twin's silence drives a Southern coach to tell the family secrets that almost destroyed them.
The Prince of Tides
His twin's silence drives a Southern coach to tell the family secrets that almost destroyed them.
The Rainmaker
A broke law grad sues an insurance giant that denied a dying boy his only chance.
The Rainmaker
A broke law grad sues an insurance giant that denied a dying boy his only chance.
Before I Let Go
Co-parenting exes and restaurant partners. Moving on is impossible when love hasn't moved out.
Before I Let Go
Co-parenting exes and restaurant partners. Moving on is impossible when love hasn't moved out.
Roots
One stolen African refuses to forget his name. Seven generations on, his family still speaks it.
Roots
One stolen African refuses to forget his name. Seven generations on, his family still speaks it.
The Kitchen House
An Irish orphan, raised by enslaved women on a Virginia plantation, belongs to no world entirely.
The Kitchen House
An Irish orphan, raised by enslaved women on a Virginia plantation, belongs to no world entirely.
The Girls Who Grew Big
Banished to Florida, a pregnant teen finds home among the mothers she was warned to avoid.
The Girls Who Grew Big
Banished to Florida, a pregnant teen finds home among the mothers she was warned to avoid.
A Confederacy of Dunces
In 1960s New Orleans, a corpulent medievalist is forced into the job market by his mother.
A Confederacy of Dunces
In 1960s New Orleans, a corpulent medievalist is forced into the job market by his mother.
A Flicker in the Dark
A psychologist realizes her missing patient was killed in a copycat of her father's serial murders.
A Flicker in the Dark
A psychologist realizes her missing patient was killed in a copycat of her father's serial murders.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
A boy and his addicted mother drive to Parchman prison. The dead ride with them.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
A boy and his addicted mother drive to Parchman prison. The dead ride with them.
Demon Copperhead
Born to an addict mother, Demon navigates Appalachian foster care and the opioid epidemic.
Demon Copperhead
Born to an addict mother, Demon navigates Appalachian foster care and the opioid epidemic.
How to Sell a Haunted House
Her dead parents' house is stuffed with puppets. And her mother's favorite, Pupkin, has woken up.
How to Sell a Haunted House
Her dead parents' house is stuffed with puppets. And her mother's favorite, Pupkin, has woken up.
Camino Ghosts
An abandoned island. A dark legacy. A last descendant's legal fight to save it from developers.
Camino Ghosts
An abandoned island. A dark legacy. A last descendant's legal fight to save it from developers.
