Southern Authors

The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd

THE INVENTION OF WINGS debuted at #1 on The New York Times best-seller list. Based on a true story and inspired by a heroic woman, the riveting story is set prior to the Civil War and recognizes two sisters of privilege  struggling to be abolitionists going against their family, friends and community.

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Moonrise Cassandra King

MOONRISE might well be considered a modern telling of the classic Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. The Blue Ridge Mountains provide the setting for the women of a small town to resent the new wife of a popular television personality. The consensus is there was not enough mourning for their friend, the former...

The Same Sweet Girls Guide to Life: Advice from a Failed Southern Belle Cassandra King

THE SAME SWEET GIRLS GUIDE TO LIFE: ADVISE FROM A FAILED SOUTHERN BELLE was originally delivered as a commencement address at Montevallo University, the author's alma mater. It offers inspiration and advice for graduates and those who have long since received their degree. This little jewel explains Southerness.

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Eveningland Michael Knight

EVENINGLAND: STORIES is a dazzling collection of short fiction that has been hailed across America as one of the best of its genre.

 

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At Briarwood School for Girls Michael Knight

AT BRIARWOOD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS is the story of a young woman at an all-girls boarding school in 1994...

Soil Jamie Kornegay

SOIL is a dark, disturbing, and magnificent work a from powerful new Southern voice. Set in the Mississippi Delta, it's reminiscent of William Gay - at his maturity.

 

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Sugar Run Mesha Maren

SUGAR RUN tells the story of a woman sent to prison for murder at 17, released 18 years later, and her struggle to create a new life in the rugged mountains of Appalachia with her newfound love, a single mother of four children living in a single motel room.

 

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Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir Frances Mayes

UNDER MAGNOLIA: A SOUTHERN MEMOIR is about growing up Southern, traveling the world, and then coming back home. Frances Mayes allows readers to almost smell the fragrances in this lyrical coming-of-age beginning to the comforting return to her roots.

 

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Life After Life Jill McCorkle

LIFE AFTER LIFE TITLE meets a wide range of characters at a retirement center who share life's profound discoveries. This wonderful story is full of wit, grace and magic.

 

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The Abolitionist's Daughter Diane C. McPhail

THE ABOLITIONIST'S DAUGHTER tells the story of a young woman who pleads with her father, a judge and abolitionist, to save the life of a young slave about to be auctioned away from his family. Little does she know that this decision will set off a series of tragic and painful events that will change her and her family'...