On the Southern Literary Trail discussion

The Southern Literary Trail is now no longer accepting nominations for books that the group will be reading in March 2024.

We will consider books with a southern literary theme that have not been read by the group in the last 24 months. The two categories are books originally published in or before 1990 or those published after 1990. In the latter case, we will no longer consider nominations for new books unless they have been available for at least four months prior to the date we begin reading the book. You may make one nomination in each category. Authors may not nominate their own works. Please post your nominations below and specify which category you are nominating it for.

Nominations will stay open for one week or until we receive six nominations in each category. Voting will take place in the first ten days of next month.

The eligible nominations received will be listed below:

Books originally published in or before 1990
1. 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays, by Tennessee Williams
2. Norwood, by Charles Portis
3. Edisto, by Padgett Powell
4. Uncle Tom's Children, by Richard Wright
5. Elbow Room, by James Alan McPherson
6. Love in a Dry Season, by Shelby Foote
Books originally published after 1990
1. The Kudzu Queen, by Mimi Herman
2. The Outlaw Album, by Daniel Woodrell
3. South Toward Home: Travels in Southern Literature, by Margaret Eby
4. Sugar, by Bernice L. McFadden
5. Southern Bound, by Stuart Jaffe
6. The Good Brother, by Chris Offutt

pre 1990--27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays
Tennessee Williams

post 1990--The Kudzu Queen Mimi Herman

Pre 1990 Norwood by Charles Portis

post 1990 The Outlaw Album by Daniel Woodrell

I would like to nominate Southern Bound by Stuart Jaffe.

South Toward Home: Travels in Southern Literature
For post-1990

Edisto
For pre-1990

I nominate "Uncle Tom's Children" by Richard Wright. Pre-1990.
Post 1990 -Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden

I would like to nominate Elbow Room by James Alan McPherson. for pre 1990.

Pre 1990 Love in a Dry Season by Shelby Foote

Post The Good Brother by Chris Offutt - his first book

Lori wrote: "Pre 1990 Love in a Dry Season by Shelby Foote

Post The Good Brother by Chris Offutt - his first book"

Wow! a Chris Offutt I'm not familiar with.

And with that, the nominations are now closed. The polls will be set up by the end of the month.