Recs if you like A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories...
understanding the american south
a multigenre syllabus on the history, identity, and culture(s) of the american southeast - a region often known otherwise as simply “the south” or “the deep south,” consisting in part of “the bible belt” (most of it) and parts of appalachia.
Southern Gothic
Catholic Classics
Classic works of literature with Catholic themes or authors
Spotify, play Ethel Cain
Ethel Cain’s bookshelf. Haunted churches, dirt roads, and hymns gone sour.
elena ferrante's top 40 books by women authors
Setting as a character
Where the setting is cooler than the main character.
Southern Gothic
Ethel Cain + True Detective (S1) vibes
Sticky Southern Nights Spent with Arnold Palmer
The feeling of growing up two miles from a Dollar General and getting yea ma’am-ed at 12 years old. People love to use Southern slang and talk about Waffle House like it’s a reality TV show but refuse to do their actual research into the South. If I see one more person acting like only inbred white supremacists live in the south (and only in the south) to eat their raw okra and liver mash I’m gonna lose it.
Heart the Lover
Every pretentious little name dropped book.
Books in Queue
Books I have and need to read (short term)
