Author Joshilyn Jackson picks out her favorite southern reads for

Author Joshilyn Jackson picks out her favorite southern reads for "On Second Thought." / http://joshilynjackson.com/

Atlanta-based author Joshilyn Jackson has written eight novels, including "The Opposite of Everyone" and "Almost Sisters." She stopped by "On Second Thought" to give her picks for our "Southern Reading List" series, in which authors and readers share books that both define and reflect the South.Author Joshilyn Jackson shares her picks for our "Southern Reading List."

Jackson recommended Anna Schachner's "You and I and Someone Else," Octavia Bulter's "Kindred," and Tayari Jones' "Leaving Atlanta."

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