I am a Westerner by choice, but a Southerner by birth. It is something that runs deep in my blood. Most of the books that I’m highlighting today have a special place in my heart – they’re intertwined in my person history and have played a role in shaping the kind of reader I am. Today, we’re taking a trip home.
Louisiana (Old School)
Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
Louisiana (New School)
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Arkansas
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Mississippi
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Alabama
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Florida (Classic)
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Florida (The Vacation Staple)
Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen
Georgia
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
South Carolina
Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie
North Carolina
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Tennessee
A Death in the Family by James Agee
Kentucky
Beloved by Toni Morrison
XOXO
I like books set in the south – there’s a definite feel about them and I just love the culture.
There is just some innate coziness that I feel reading a southern book. And if there is any mention of food, forget about it. I’m in! π
Eeeeee Agnes! <3 I'd love to do a re-read of that someday.
This makes me want to re-read some Anne Rice. Mmmm, yes please.