Early Bird Books Reading Recommendations

Incredible literary works, written in the most earnest (and Ernest) way.

“The woods are full of regional writers, and it is the great horror of every serious Southern writer that he will become one of them.” ―Flannery O'Connor

The legend who would wake up and write until the cows came home. 

The Pulitzer Prize winner captured the American South in her own way.

How many of these have you read? 

Books oft overlooked on bookshelves.

The must-read novel is a meditation on storytelling and queer history.

Read the Booker Prize-winning author's entire backlist.

Eight decades of phenomenal fiction.

Find your next great read among these celebrated titles.

Which ones are truly worth your time?

Discover the best of the best.

Inspiring stories of changed hearts and opened minds.

Are any of these books on your TBR list?

Or, what to read after you finish The Passenger.

She follows in the footsteps of Louise Glück, Tracy K. Smith, and Joy Harjo.

Never wonder what to read next.

Don't read these before bed.

The South African author had been shortlisted twice before.

These books are rites of passage.