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South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, Ms, Nc, Sc, Tn, Va, Wv) Books

Books selected for readers looking for south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) books.

27 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·50% reader overlap with African American & Black Books

1. Spying on the South
Tony Horwitz
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
2. South to America
Imani Perry, Ecco
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
3. The Deepest South of All
Richard Grant
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
4. Tales From the Haunted South
Tiya Miles
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
5. Deep South
Paul Theroux, Steve McCurry
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Southern US Travel
6. House of Smoke
John T. Edge
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
7. Swamp Kings
Jason Ryan
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Mass Murder Cases
8. The Barn
Wright Thompson, Penguin Audio
Included for strong history alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
9. Blessings and Disasters
Alexis Okeowo
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
10. The Great River
Boyce Upholt, Gabriel Vaughan
Included for strong american alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Flood Control Engineering
11. Overground Railroad
Candacy Taylor, Candacy A. Taylor
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Cars & Trucks
12. Ghosts and Legends of Charleston, South Carolina
Denise Roffe
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Haunted Places & Mysteries
13. The Gulf
Jack E. Davis, Jack Emerson Davis
Included for strong american alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Coasts & Shorelines
14. The Green Book of South Carolina
The WeGOJA Foundation, Joshua Parks
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: South Atlantic Travel (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
15. Lies Across America
James W. Loewen
Included for strong american alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: U.S. State & Local History
16. Carolina in Crisis
Daniel J. Tortora
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
17. Dispatches From Pluto
Richard Grant
Included for strong book club alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Southern US Travel
18. Mountain Ghost Stories and Curious Tales of Western North Carolina
Randy Russell, Janet Barnett
Included for strong paranormal alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Haunted Places & Mysteries
19. All Y'all
Heidi Siegrist
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: Queer Literary Criticism
20. The Last Slave Ship
Ben Raines
Included for strong book club alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
21. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
John Berendt
Included for strong book club alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History
22. Nashville
Ann Patchett, Heidi Ross
Fits this list for its focus on south.
Shelf signal: East South Central Travel (AL, KY, MS, TN)
23. New Orleans
Charles D. Chamberlain
Included for strong history alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: West South Central Travel (AR, LA, OK, TX)
24. Devil in the Grove
Gilbert King, Peter Francis James
Included for strong book club alignment with this south (al, ar, fl, ga, ky, la, ms, nc, sc, tn, va, wv) list.
Shelf signal: Southern U.S. History