Alabama Writers

The Whole Town's Talking Fannie Flagg

THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING follows neighbors and descendants of the founders of a small town as they live, love, die and carry on in manners and ways unseen and heard before. This wonderful feel-good story is about a community that never dies. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning...

Alabama: The History of a Deep South State, Bicentennial Edition Wayne Flynt

ALABAMA: THE HISTORY OF A DEEP SOUTH STATE, BICENTENNIAL EDITION is the essential history of the great state of Alabama,...

Afternoons with Harper Lee Wayne Flynt

AFTERNOONS WITH HARPER LEE is an open window into the life of one of the literary world's most private icons, written by the one who knew her best. It is full of personal stories and laughter, as well as never-before-revealed biographical insights. Harper Lee would love this book - so will you!

 

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A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility, and Innocence Lost Frye Gaillard

A HARD RAIN: AMERICA IN THE 1960S, OUR DECADE OF HOPE, POSSIBILITY, AND INNOCENCE LOST is renowned historian Frye Gaillard's account of...

The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance Tucker, Cynthia Gaillard, Frye

THE SOUTHERNIZATION OF AMERICA: A STORY OF DEMOCRACY IN THE BALANCE finds two of the South's most respected and awarded journalists explaining to the country the lingering influence of the old Confederacy. This powerful Black/White - male/female perspective from a pair of brilliant writers who love their part of the...

Waters Far and Near: Tales of Angling Adventure and Misadventure Around the World Charles Gaines

WATERS FAR AND NEAR: TALES OF ANGLING MISADVENTURE AROUND THE WORLD is an elegant collection of stories that originally start out about the pursuit of fish, but ultimately wind through breathtaking scenery of the world.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed by Charles Gaines on...

Southern Bred: Poems Charles Ghigna

SOUTHERN BRED is a haunting and powerful collection of verses centered around the Deep South.

 

THIS COPY  will be hand signed by Charles Ghigna on the title page. It is a new, unread, first edition hardback opened only for signing and comes with a certificate authenticating the...

Plastic Soup: Dream Poems Charles Ghigna

PLASTIC SOUP: DREAM POEMS is an early collection of Charles Ghigna's poetry for grown-ups. Titles as diverse as alley cats and shotgun weddings populate the nightmares and dreams.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed by Charles Ghigna on the half-title page at the store. It is...

Bound to Dream: An Immigrant Story Charles Ghigna

BOUND TO DREAM is the beautiful true story of the author's great-grandfather, an Italian immigrant who lived the American dream. When he arrived in this country, he became a bookbinder, helping others celebrate books and stories. This heartwarming treasure, though intended for young readers, trandscends generations and...

The Father Goose Treasury of Poetry Charles Ghigna

THE FATHER GOOSE TREASURY OF POETRY is a special tribute to one of America's best known and best loved poets for young readers. It is truly a classic of the genre and a keepsake gift. One hundred and one of the best of the best have been selected from the more than 5,000 poems gleaned from a publishing history that...