To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Southern Books
816 books — 738 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,066 books — 17,240 voters

Southern Discomfort by Margaret MaronBootlegger's Daughter by Margaret MaronLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerThe Neon Rain by James Lee BurkeTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Southern Mysteries
209 books — 121 voters
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Life by Jill Conner BrowneThe Grizzard Sampler by Lewis GrizzardBeing Dead Is No Excuse by Gayden Metcalfe
Southern Humor and Humorists
108 books — 31 voters