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MODERN SOUTHERN LITERATURE


Fourth Monday, 7pm
Discover gems of contemporary Southern literature.  
 

 
Read a novel each month, then share insights at the monthly meeting.  Experience a new world of Southern literature and friendship. Happy reading!


2023 - 2024


SEPTEMBER 25
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

An engrossing page-turner about family and relationships that is immersive and provocative, compassionate and wise.


OCTOBER 23
That You Remember by Isabel Reddy

This novel told from both sides of the coal industry brings to life the conflicts and undercurrents of an Appalachian mining town on the eve of disaster.

JANUARY 22
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain

A community's past sins rise to the surface when two women, a generation apart, find themselves bound by tragedy and an unsolved, decades-old mystery.


FEBRUARY 26

Livid by Patricia Cornwall

Chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests.



MARCH 25
The Thread Collectors
 by Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman

Two women risk everything for love and freedom during the brutal Civil War.


APRIL 22
Tom Lake
 by Ann Patchett

A meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born..