Discover NC LIVE: Southern Literature
Articles
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William Faulkner. (Author Biography)
Book Title: Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition. Date: 2007.
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Wits & Wags in Southern Literature.
By: Martin, Gretchen. Journal Title: Studies in American Humor. Date: 2009.
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Hot Bodies and "Barbaric Tropics": The U.S. South and New World Natures.
By: Smith, Jon. Journal Title: Southern Literary Journal. Date: Fall 2003.
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'Trail' celebrates Southern writers.
By: Dreifus, Erika. Journal Title: Writer. Date: Mar. 2009.
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The Southern Poet as Expatriate.
By: Brown, Stacey Lynn. Journal Title: Southern Quarterly. Date: Fall 2007.
eBooks
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The Awakening
By: Chopin, Kate. Publication: Charlottesville, VA, University of Virginia Library, 1997. See Other Works by Kate Chopin
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Street in Packingtown
By: Cather, Willa. Publication: Charlottesville, VA, University of Virginia Library, 1996.
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The Stuff of Our Forebears: Willa Cather's Southern Heritage
By: McDonald, Joyce. Publication: Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, 1998.
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Maya Angelou: A Critical Companion
By: Lupton, Mary Jane. Publication: Greenwood, 1998.
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Cliffs Notes on Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
By: Sova, Dawn. Publication: Lincoln, Neb John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1984.
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John Grisham: A Critical Companion
By: Pringle, Mary Beth. Publication: Greenwood, 1997.
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Pat Conroy: A Critical Companion
By: Burns, Langdon C.. Publication: Greenwood, 1996.
Videos

Willa Cather: The Road is All
Series: American Masters
Subject: The Arts, Biography
In 1883, the young Cather was plucked from her luxurious home in Virginia and dropped into the tall grass prairies of Nebraska, an experience that exhilarated her and became the force behind all of...

Mark Twain, Part 1
Series: Ken Burns Subject: The Arts, Biography
Drawing from thousands of archival photographs and interviews with top writers and scholars, Mark Twain is the story of Twain's extraordinary life-full of rollicking adventure, stupendous success...

Mark Twain, Part 2
Series: Ken Burns Subject: The Arts, Biography
Drawing from thousands of archival photographs and interviews with top writers and scholars, Mark Twain is the story of Twain's extraordinary life-full of rollicking adventure, stupendous success...
Readers' Tools
Reading Recommendations for Grades K-8:

North Carolina-related books
Here you'll find summaries and reviews of books written by Southern authors for grades k-8.

Books by Sarah Dessen
A list, summary and reviews of books by the North Carolina author, including Someone Like You, That Summer, and Keeping the Moon.
Reading Recommendations for Adult Readers:

Southern Literature
Here you'll find a list of books written by Southern authors with summaries, reviews and ratings.

Books by Charles Frazier
Summaries, reviews, and book discussion guides for books written by Charles Frazier, including Cold Mountain and Thirteen Moons.





