A Ferris and Ferris Book books in order

The Ferris and Ferris book series features twelve titles on Southern culture, history, and food, edited or curated by Adrian Miller and published between 2020 and 2024.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Cool Town 2020 Adrian Miller Buy
2 No Common Ground 2021 Adrian Miller Buy
3 Black Smoke 2021 Adrian Miller Buy
4 The Vote Collectors 2021 Adrian Miller Buy
5 Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination 2022 Adrian Miller Buy
6 Passion Plays 2022 Adrian Miller Buy
7 Country Capitalism 2023 Adrian Miller Buy
8 A New History of the American South 2023 Adrian Miller Buy
9 Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived 2023 Adrian Miller Buy
10 The Vote Collectors, Second Edition 2024 Adrian Miller Buy
11 Freedom Was in Sight 2024 Adrian Miller Buy
12 White Evangelical Racism, Second Edition 2024 Adrian Miller Buy

The Ferris and Ferris book series publishes works on Southern culture, history, food, and society. Adrian Miller’s involvement as editor and contributor gives the series a consistent focus on underrepresented stories, particularly those of African Americans in the South.

The twelve titles published between 2020 and 2024 range widely — Black Smoke (2021) covers the history of African American barbecue, Country Capitalism (2023) examines rural economies, and Passion Plays (2022) explores performance traditions. Cool Town (2020) and A New History of the American South (2023) tackle broader themes of place and identity.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the A Ferris and Ferris Book series?

There are twelve books in the A Ferris and Ferris Book series, published between 2020 and 2024.

What is the first book in the A Ferris and Ferris Book series?

The first book in the A Ferris and Ferris Book series is Cool Town, published in 2020.

What topics does the Ferris and Ferris series cover?

The twelve books cover a wide range of Southern and African American subjects, from barbecue history in Black Smoke to civil rights in Freedom Was in Sight to Southern arts in Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination.

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