Southern fiction

I love southern fiction, but Im having a hard time finding the kind of novels that I am interested in. Does anybody know of any good southern romances that are light and funny? I'd really appreciate any suggestions.

How about The Sound and the Fury? ;)

There's a Deep South group that may be of help.

Charlaine Harris writes southern vampire humor romances as I recall...

The Help sounds great and has been getting generally fabulous reviews.

I hear great things about Ron Rash.

Cataloochee is supposed to be amazing.

I really enjoyed Whistling in the Dark, and the author has another book as well (which I haven't read yet).

I'm not sure if any of those are light and funny romances, but they are good books.

Thanks for all of the suggestions, I'll have to check them out.

Southern fiction?

Have you tried any of the books called Scott of the Antarctic?

A bit short of romances, perhaps?

I would suggest The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square by Rosina Lippi and Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen if you've not read either of those. I'd categorize these both as lighter-leaning women's fiction with romantic elements.

How about some of Fannie Flagg's books? She is the author of "Fried Green Tomatoes" and several other books that have gotten great reviews.

I've heard good things about Garden Spells, but Im going to have to buy it because I don't want to wait through the 3 holds that people have on it at my local library.

I hope you love it as much as I do!

Carson McCullers wrote wonderful stories, all taking place in the south. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is one of my favorites.

A lot of John Grisham's books take place in the south. Carl Hiaassen writes about south Florida. Then there's always Gone With the Wind and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Hi there. Two female authors immediately come to my mind and I think they both pretty much write only Southern fiction. The first is Anne Rivers Siddons who wrote:
Sweetwater Creek
Low Country
Up Island
Fault Lines
Downtown
Hill Towns
Colony
Islands
Nora, Nora
Outer Banks
King's Oak
Peachtree Road
Homeplace
Fox's Earth
The House Next Door
Heartbreak Hotel and her one piece of nonfiction that I know of is John Chancellor Makes Me Cry
The other author that I recall is Dorothea Benton Frank. Her writing is a hoot and she wrote:
Shem Creek
Pawleys Island
Isle of Palms
Sullivan's Island
Plantation
Land of Mango Sunsets
Bull's Island
Return to Sulivan's Island
The Christmas Pearl
Full of Grace
I enjoyed every one of them that I read. I may have missed some in there but they are definitely southern with romances and most of them are funny.
I hope I have been of some help.

Wow! Thanks thats a lot of info. I'll definitely look into those

Not light weight, but Southern and a bargain:

http://www.loa.org/southernwomen/

Robert

Have you tried Lee Smith? For southern-fried mysteries with a touch of humor and romance, try Margaret Maron or Katy Munger.

Mossy Creek series is great. Each chapter is a different quirky character from a small southern town. There are many authors involved. The author credited first is Deborah Smith. I laughed at loud at this book and was touched by it the next minute. The first in the series is called Mossy Creek: a collective novel. Hope you enjoy it!