The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGarden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Quirky Southern Fiction
48th out of 972 books — 1,896 voters
The Shining by Stephen  KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHeart-Shaped Box by Joe  HillThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Ghost Stories
63rd out of 1,478 books — 1,883 voters

Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria LaurieSecondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltWhat's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria LaurieBrownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
46th out of 688 books — 579 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerSouth of Broad by Pat ConroyThe House on Tradd Street by Karen   White
Books Set in South Carolina
5th out of 452 books — 116 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
2222nd out of 14,004 books — 9,828 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Shining by Stephen  KingHell House by Richard MathesonThe Amityville Horror by Jay AnsonThe Woman in Black by Susan         Hill
Haunted Houses
46th out of 614 books — 613 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Books
90th out of 829 books — 740 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Southern Literature
242nd out of 1,350 books — 2,577 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
112th out of 719 books — 1,375 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Neon Rain by James Lee BurkeBootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron
Best Southern Mysteries
26th out of 209 books — 121 voters

The Prince of Tides by Pat ConroySouth of Broad by Pat ConroyThe Lords of Discipline by Pat ConroyThe Indigo Girl by Natasha BoydCharleston by John Jakes
Charleston books
7th out of 74 books — 34 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Beach Reads 2013
375th out of 2,203 books — 4,188 voters
Lowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M. BoyerThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggCarolina Man by Virginia Kantra
South Carolina Lowcountry and Southern Literature
26th out of 167 books — 51 voters

The House on Tradd Street by Karen   WhiteThe Sound of Glass by Karen   WhiteThe Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen   WhiteFalling Home by Karen   WhiteThe Forgotten Room by Karen   White
Best of Karen White
1st out of 25 books — 8 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
397th out of 1,172 books — 2,478 voters

City of Ashes by Cassandra ClareHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareMarked by P.C. Cast
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
4881st out of 32,347 books — 69,141 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Series
1003rd out of 3,382 books — 9,466 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Girl from the Train by Irma JoubertThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Book Club Books
336th out of 1,070 books — 895 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best NON-YA Books.
35th out of 153 books — 40 voters

Hearts of the Missing by Carol PotenzaDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Blessing Way by Tony HillermanDeath by Darjeeling by Laura Childs
Best Series Set in the South and Southwest U.S.
21st out of 145 books — 107 voters
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonThe Medallion by Cathy GohlkeAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanThe Lacemaker by Laura FrantzThe Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
CCC Book Club - 2021
11th out of 27 books — 5 voters

Pies and Prejudice by Ellery AdamsLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerVinyl Resting Place by Olivia BlackeLowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M. BoyerLowcountry Bordello by Susan M. Boyer
Cozy Mysteries set in the (US) South
54th out of 224 books — 64 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Southern Chick Lit
108th out of 275 books — 231 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Gothic, Neo-Gothic, Gothic-Lite, Southern Gothic
37th out of 126 books — 45 voters

The Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyLowcountry Boneyard by Susan M. BoyerLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerLowcountry Bombshell by Susan M. BoyerLowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer
Books about or set in South Carolina
94th out of 168 books — 46 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Books that evoke the South
266th out of 481 books — 158 voters
Angelfall by Susan EeBeneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. SullivanThe V Girl by Mya RobartsA MAN WHO SEEMED REAL by Elizabeth Tebby GermaineStrangers and Sojourners by Paul A. Barra
Best Kindle Unlimited Books
3857th out of 3,996 books — 1,034 voters

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