Fiction - Southern

WINNER OF THE WILLIE MORRIS AWARD FOR SOUTHERN WRITING - FICTION"Jamie Quatro is a writer of sinuous, muscular power and grace. Two-Step Devil is a starkly gorgeous story of God and loss and art and love, and her best book yet." --Lauren GroffFrom a...

2022 Christy Award finalist!This night not only marked the end to the drought, but also the end to the long-held secret we'd kept hidden under the magnolias.Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of Country Living's 20 New Books You Don't Want to Miss This Spring One of Bookstr's 8 Most Anticipated Reads of 2021 One of Frolic's 12 Most Anticipated Books of 2021 One of BookTrib's Most-Anticipated Reads of...

Two wounded hearts, scarred by loss and past pain, find unexpected hope and the chance to love again in a quiet East Tennessee town. A poignant love story about two people who think their wounds are too deep to heal, until a random act...

The bestselling author of The Keeper of Stars returns with an intimate portrait of reinvention: when Cassandra Montgomery's twenty year marriage dissolves, she sets out to recapture the woman she once was--and discover who she might still become--while there are still stars left in...

"Joy Callaway weaves a dramatic, heartfelt story of self-discovery and a hard-won love against the stunning backdrop the 'Eighth Wonder of the World.'" --Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of Time is a RiverAt this wondrous resort, secrets can easily be hidden...

Opal is an eighteen-year-old Black woman working as a housekeeper in a small Southern town in the 1930s--and then the Klan descends. A moving story that confronts America's tragic past, When Stars Rain Down is both heartwarming and heart-wrenching.The summer of 1936 in Parsons,...

From the author of The Saints of Swallow Hill, an evocative, morally complex novel set in rural 19th century North Carolina, as one woman fights to keep her family united, her farm running, and her convictions whole during the most devastating and divisive period...

Story is as strong as reality.When Etoile moves to New Orleans, she leaves behind in Mississippi a childhood of loss, a host of conflicting memories, and a lot of dead people. Only one of whom perished under suspicious circumstances. But there are rules for...

"Haunting and hopeful...a magic so vivid it feels more like a memory than a work of fiction."--Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future WitchesNAMED A MOST-ANTICIPATED BOOK BY Good Housekeeping, Gizmodo, Den of Geek, Tor.com, and more!Walk through...

From beloved author Betsy St. Amant comes an enemies to more, Hatfields and McCoys swoon-worthy contemporary romance set in a small beach town that reminds us that true love is worth fighting for.Noah Hebert recently inherited the Blue Pirogue Inn-along with all its problems....

USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Wade into the Lowcountry of South Carolina with Mary Alice Monroe's sweeping Southern epic."--People"This is book club fiction at its finest!" --Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the New York Times bestselling author, the first of two epic and...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Wade into the Lowcountry of South Carolina with Mary Alice Monroe's sweeping Southern epic."--People"This is book club fiction at its finest!" --Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the New York Times bestselling author, the first of two epic and...

Author: Odessa BlainePublisher: Mercer University PressPublished: 09/01/2026Pages: 254Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.12w x 0.61dISBN: 9798897360437About the AuthorAspiring cryptid and author Odessa Blaine haunts the woods of the north Georgia mountains. Farm raised, she is steeped in Southern traditions, folklore, storytelling, and history....

From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.Leigh is the last of the Wildes. She knows this because she watched them all die.Grief never truly fades and...

Author: Terah Shelton HarrisPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 07/15/2026Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.20dISBN: 9781420536461

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Goodreads, Essence, Sunset Magazine, SheReads, BookBub, and more!From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.Leigh is the last...

Daniel Woodrell's modern classic is an unforgettable tale of desperation and courage that inspired the award-winning film starring Jennifer Lawrence. Ree Dolly's father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will lose their house if he...

The American short story master Flannery O'Connor's haunting first novel of faith, false prophets, and redemptive wisdom. Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor's astonishing and haunting first novel, is a classic of twentieth-century literature. It is the story of Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old caught in an...

Witty and surprising, George Singleton's latest short fiction collection welcomes both new and longtime readers with his signature offbeat humor, perfect for fans of George Saunders and Jill McCorkleA seasoned house flipper befriends a club of hook-handed, shuffleboard-playing war veterans to deter a potential...