Litclues — June 9, 2026
Cormac McCarthy novels set in the American Southwest or Mexico border
Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men, The Crossing
Novels banned or challenged for portraying racial hatred or using racial slurs
To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Native Son, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Novels structured as diaries kept by the protagonist in secret
The Diary of a Young Girl, Bridget Jones's Diary, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
Novels by Walker Percy exploring existential alienation in the American South
The Moviegoer, The Last Gentleman, Love in the Ruins, The Second Coming