#southern fiction

20 Must-Read Southern Gothic Novels

For eccentric, flawed characters, sinister events, and explorations of race, class, decay, and isolation, get into Southern Gothic novels.

3 Mystery Novels Set in the South

This video is sponsored by our own Steamy Reads Box, a one-time box of our four favorite sexy reads and rad ...

Literary Tourism: Southern Literary Trail

The South has one of the richest literary traditions on Earth, so it is a fitting place for the only ...

GONE WITH THE WIND: On Unlikable Characters and Problematic Art

When I was a little girl, Gone With The Wind was one of my favorite movies. In middle school, it ...

100 Must-Read Works of Southern Literature

While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...

A Literary Tour Of Oxford, Mississippi

I have been an on again/off again resident of Oxford, Mississippi for 12 years, and the number of visitors I ...

100 Must-Read Works of Southern Literature

A Riot reader from the Midwest was so intrigued by my love letter to Flannery O’Connor, she tweeted me and asked ...