Talk Southern to Me: Stories & Sayings to Accent Your Life by Julia Fowler

Dolly Parton called this book "fun, informative, and oh-so Southern"—a love letter filled with essays on charm, beauty, parenting and more, packed with yes ma'ams, casseroles, and more Southern phrases than you can shake a stick at.

If you’re not from the South, bless your heart, pay attention cause there’s a ton of wisdom to be found in these heartfelt, humorous ways. Southerners speak their own unique version of the English language, and you’ll come to understand it in these pages. It’s a linguistic art. And it’s gooder than grits, y’all.