Alabama Writers

All Over but the Shoutin' Rick Bragg

ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTIN' was named Memoir of the Year and was Rick Bragg's first book. It has become the icon story of a dirt poor Southern family and the strong woman who endured to raise her three sons. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for...

Saban: The Making of a Coach Monte Burke

SABAN: THE MAKING OF A COACH is a remarkable inside look at the greatest football coach in college history. Monte Burke was a tireless researcher and also relied on his one on one time with Coach Saban.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed by Monte Burke on the title page at...

Once Upon a Wardrobe Patti Callahan

ONCE UPON A WARDROBE has been given the honor of being the first title published by Harper Muse, an exciting new imprint of Harpercollins, one of the world's largest publishing houses. The powerful story features a brilliant scientist who always searches out the facts except: when it comes to her younger brother who...

All the Governor's Men Katherine Clark

ALL THE GOVERNOR'S MEN: A MOUNTAIN BROOK NOVEL with a foreword by Pat Conroy, is a fictional account of George Wallace's run for Governor in 1982 when he faces a young progressive. This darkly comic novel with an unspoken sexual overtone depicts the social and political landscape of Alabama that is like no other, and...

The Harvard Bride: A Mountain Brook Novel Katherine Clark

THE HARVARD BRIDE: A MOUNTAIN BROOK NOVEL opens to a lavish Mountain Brook wedding and this delightful book truly explains life in one of the of the country's most affluent areas, and the deep South roots that rule the roost.   This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among...

The Ex-Suicide: A Mountain Brook Novel Katherine Clark

THE EX-SUICIDE: A MOUNTAIN BROOK NOVEL is focused on the house previously occupied by the famous writer, Walker Percy, where his father committed suicide. The storyline follows a young man who is reluctant to accept the reins of the family business his parents are anxious to turn over. An old flame shows then enters...

Eyes Over the Delta Hank Collins

EYES OVER THE DELTA is a collection of mesmerizing stories told by a writer-soldier that conveys the thoughts and feelings of those fighting in a far away land.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed by Major Hank Collins on the title page at the launch.  It is a new, unread...

Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy Cassandra King Conroy

TELL ME A STORY indeed tells the story of Cassandra King and Pat Conroy's budding relationship and...

Revelation Dennis Covington

REVELATION: A SEARCH FOR FAITH IN A VIOLENT WORLD is part memoir, part reporting from the most dangerous area on earth, and part the author's questioning of his own faith. This powerful story came close to costing the writer his life.  This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is...

You Are My Sunshine Sean Dietrich

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE is the laugh-out-loud - and sometimes poignant stories of Sean's very long bike ride he took with his wife. Preview- this was not Sean's idea.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed by Sean Dietrich on the title page at the store. It...