2023 Southern Literature Reading Challenge

Another from Introverted Reader. I will get as many books as possible. This one also has optional categories this year.

Definitions of the South are flexible, so I’ve decided to base my definition on the current makeup of the Southern Legislative Conference:

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

Louisiana

Mississippi

Missouri

North Carolina

Oklahoma

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

West Virginia

Levels

Level 1–C’mon in the house! Read 1-2 books.

Level 2–Pull up a seat and stay a while! Read 3-4 books

Level 3–Have a glass of sweet iced tea, honey. Read 5-6 books

Level 4–Y’all come back now, y’hear! Read 7+ books

My Books:

1. Beach House Reunion--Mary Alice Monroe
2. Tending Roses--Lisa Wingate
3. Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
4. Queerly Beloved--Susie Dumond
5. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman--Ernest J. Gaines
6. The Girls of Atomic City--Denise Kiernan
7. On Ocean Boulevard--Mary Alice Monroe
8. Ellen Foster--Kaye Gibbons
9. The Peddler's Grandson--Edward Cohen
10. Stake & Eggs--Laura Childs
11. Love, Lists & Fancy Ships--Sarah Grunder Ruiz
12. The Undertaker's Assistant--Amanda Skenandore
13. Sunflower Sisters--Martha Hall Kelly
14. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--Mildred D. Taylor
15. Blues For Mister Charlie--James Baldwin
16. Calypso, Corpses and Cooking--Raquel V. Reyes
17. Climate Justice--Mary Robinson
18. With the Might of Angels--Andrea Davis Pinkney
19. Savannah Breeze--Mary Kay Andrews (re-read)
20. The Lions of Little Rock--Kristin Levine
21. Santa's Sweetheart--Janet Dailey
22. Twisted Tea Christmas--Laura Childs
23. Tragic Toppings--Jessica Beck
24. The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square--Rosina Lippi

Calling challenge complete on December 29