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* [[Daniel Alarcón]], ''Lost City Radio'' | * [[Daniel Alarcón]], ''Lost City Radio'' | ||
* [[Caroline Ballin]], ''[[Search for Freedom]]'' (1966) | * [[Caroline Ballin]], ''[[Search for Freedom]]'' (1966) | ||
* [[James Saxon Childers]], ''Laurel and Straw'', ''Hilltop in the Rain'', '' | * [[Asa Carter]], ''Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales'' (1973), ''The Education of Little Tree'' (1976) | ||
* [[James Saxon Childers]], ''Laurel and Straw'' (1927), ''[[Hilltop in the Rain]]'' (1928), ''[[A Novel About a White Man and a Black Man in the Deep South]]'' (1936) | |||
* [[Mark Childress]], ''Crazy in Alabama'' | * [[Mark Childress]], ''Crazy in Alabama'' | ||
* [[Todd Dills]], ''Sons of the Rapture'' (2006) | * [[Todd Dills]], ''Sons of the Rapture'' (2006) | ||
* [[C. C. Edge]], ''Blood Terminal'' (2022) | |||
* [[Susannah Felts]], ''This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record'' (2008) | * [[Susannah Felts]], ''This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record'' (2008) | ||
* [[Margaret Fenton]], ''Little Lamb Lost'' (2009) | * [[Margaret Fenton]], ''Little Lamb Lost'' (2009) | ||
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* [[Ethel Gorman]], ''Red Acres'' | * [[Ethel Gorman]], ''Red Acres'' | ||
* [[John Temple Graves]], ''The Fighting South'', ''Tonight in the South'', ''The Shaft in the Sky'' | * [[John Temple Graves]], ''The Fighting South'', ''Tonight in the South'', ''The Shaft in the Sky'' | ||
* [[Frances Nimmo | * [[Wayne Greenhaw]] (1940–2011): ''The Golfer'' (1967) | ||
* [[Valerie Gribben]], ''The Fairytale Trilogy'' | |||
* [[Frances Nimmo Greene]], ''Into the Night'' (1909), ''The Right of the Strongest'' (1913), ''One Clear Call'' (1915) | |||
* [[Keith Harrelson]] | * [[Keith Harrelson]] | ||
* [[Patti Callahan Henry]], ''Becoming Mrs. Lewis'' (2018) | |||
* [[William Bradford Huie]] (1910–1986), ''The Revolt of Mamie Stover'' (1951), ''The Klansman'' (1967) | |||
* [[Mary Johnston]], ''To Have and to Hold'', ''Prisoner of Hope'' | * [[Mary Johnston]], ''To Have and to Hold'', ''Prisoner of Hope'' | ||
* [[Caitlín R. Kiernan]] (born 1964), ''Silk'' (1998), ''Low Red Moon'' (2003) | * [[Caitlín R. Kiernan]] (born 1964), ''Silk'' (1998), ''Low Red Moon'' (2003) | ||
* [[Jim Lawrence]] | * [[Jim Lawrence]] | ||
* [[Robert R. McCammon]] (born 1952), ''Baal'' (1978), ''Speaks the Nightbird'' (2002) | * [[Robert R. McCammon]] (born 1952), ''Baal'' (1978), ''Speaks the Nightbird'' (2002) | ||
* [[Roy McCardell]] (1870-after 1940), ''The Jarr Family'' (1907), ''The Diamond from the Sky'' (1916) | |||
* [[Mittie Owen McDavid]], ''Princess Pocahontas'', ''Children of the Meadow'' | * [[Mittie Owen McDavid]], ''Princess Pocahontas'', ''Children of the Meadow'' | ||
* [[Kevin McGowin]] (1970-2005) ''The Benny Poda Years'' (2001) | * [[Kevin McGowin]] (1970-2005) ''The Benny Poda Years'' (2001) | ||
* [[Hugh Martin]], ''Best Foot Forward'' | |||
* [[Michael Martone]] (born 1955), ''The Blue Guide to Indiana.'' (2001) | |||
* [[Han Nolan]] (born 1956), ''Send Me Down a Miracle'' (1996), ''Dancing on the Edge'' (1997) | * [[Han Nolan]] (born 1956), ''Send Me Down a Miracle'' (1996), ''Dancing on the Edge'' (1997) | ||
* [[Richard North Patterson]] (born 1947) | * [[Richard North Patterson]] (born 1947) | ||
* [[Walker Percy]] (1916-1990), ''The Moviegoer'' (1961) | * [[Walker Percy]] (1916-1990), ''The Moviegoer'' (1961) | ||
* [[Gin Phillips]], ''The Well and the Mine'' (2008) | * [[Gin Phillips]], ''The Well and the Mine'' (2008) | ||
* [[Randi Pink]], ''Into White'' (2016), ''Girls Like Us'' (2019), ''Angel of Greenwood'' (2021) | |||
* [[Rebecca Rogers]] | * [[Rebecca Rogers]] | ||
* [[Steven Rudd]], ''Midnight Red'' | * [[Steven Rudd]], ''Midnight Red'' | ||
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* [[Edgar Valentine Smith]], ''Elijah'' | * [[Edgar Valentine Smith]], ''Elijah'' | ||
* [[Emma Gelders Sterne]], ''Calico Ball'', ''No Surrender'', ''Some Plant Olive Trees'' | * [[Emma Gelders Sterne]], ''Calico Ball'', ''No Surrender'', ''Some Plant Olive Trees'' | ||
* [[Mike Stewart]] (b. 1955), ''Sins of the Brother'' (1999), ''A Perfect Life'' (2004) | |||
* [[Howell Vines]] (1899-1981), ''This Green Thicket World'' (1934) | * [[Howell Vines]] (1899-1981), ''This Green Thicket World'' (1934) | ||
* [[Daniel Wallace]] (born 1959), ''Big Fish'' (1998) | |||
* [[LaDarrion Williams]], ''[[Blood at the Root]]'' (2024) | |||
* [[Tobias Wolff]] | * [[Tobias Wolff]] | ||
* [[Erna Oleson Xan]], ''Wisconsin, My Home'', ''Home For Good'' | * [[Erna Oleson Xan]], ''Wisconsin, My Home'', ''Home For Good'' | ||
==Children's authors== | ==Children's authors== | ||
* [[Charles Ghigna]] | * [[Wyatt Blassingame]] (1909-85) ''Pecos Bill Rides a Tornado'' | ||
* [[Virginia Pounds Brown]] (1916-) ''Gold Disc of Coosa'', ''Cochula's Journey'' | |||
* [[Carl Carmer]] (1893-1976) ''Hurricane Luck,'' Windfall Fiddle,'' ''Pets at the White House'' | |||
* [[Mark Childress]] (1957-) ''Joshua and Bigtooth'', ''Joshua and the Big Bad Blue Crabs'' | |||
* [[Dennis Covington]] (1948-) ''Lizard'', ''Lasso the Moon'' | |||
* [[Julie Fields]] (1938-) ''The Green Lion of Zion Street'' | |||
* [[Charles Ghigna]] (1946-) "Father Goose" series | |||
* [[Debra Ghigna]] (1955-) | |||
* [[Faye Gibbons]] (1938-) ''Some Glad Morning'' | |||
* [[John Green]] (1977-) ''Looking for Alaska'' | |||
* [[Betsy Hearne]] (1942-) ''Seven Brave Women'' | |||
* [[Aileen Kilgore Henderson]] (1921-) ''The Summer of the Bonepile Monster'' | |||
* [[Peter Huggins]] (1951-) ''In the Company of Owls'' | |||
* [[Angela Johnson]] (1961-) ''Tell Me a Story, Mama'', ''The First Part Last'' | |||
* [[Carroll Karch]] | * [[Carroll Karch]] | ||
* [[Jo Kittinger]] (1955-) ''Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights'' | |||
* [[Dian McCray]] (1949-) ''Amma's Magic Box'' | |||
* [[William Miller]] (1959-) ''Night Golf'', ''The Piano'' | |||
* [[Sheror Caton Moore]], ''Treasures in an Alabama Attic'' | |||
* [[Han Nolan]] (1956-) ''Send Me Down a Miracle'', ''Dancing on the Edge'' | |||
* [[Lorenzo Pace]] (1943-) ''Jalani and the Lock'' | |||
* [[Barbara Park]] (1947-2013) "Junie B. Jones" series | |||
* [[Sonia Sanchez]] (1934-) ''It's a New Day: Poems for Young Brothas and Sistuhs'', ''homegirls & handgrenades'' | |||
* [[Margaret Zehmer Searcy]] (1926-) ''Tiny Bat and the Ball Game'' | |||
* [[Emma Gelders Sterne]] (1874-1971) "Kathy Martin" series | |||
* [[Virginia Sorensen]] (1912-91) ''Plain Girl,'' ''Miracles on Maple Hill'' | |||
* [[Ellen Tarry]] (1906-2008) ''The Runaway Elephant'' | |||
* [[C. L. Threatt]] | * [[C. L. Threatt]] | ||
* [[Nancy Van Laan]] (1939-) ''Rainbow Crow: A Lenape Tale'' | |||
* [[Ann Waldron]], ''The Integration of Mary-Larkin Thornhill'' | |||
* [[Leah Wiggins]], ''My Neighbor is Gone'' | |||
* [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]], ''[[13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey]]'' | |||
* [[Martha Young]] (1862-1941) ''Somebody's Little Girl'' | |||
==Historians== | ==Historians== | ||
* [[Hul-Cee M. Acton]] | * [[Hul-Cee M. Acton]]: ''Chalk, Termites and God's Country'', ''Pierian Club of Birmingham'' | ||
* [[Ethel Armes]] | * [[Lee Allen]] (born 1926): church historian. | ||
* [[James R. Bennett]] | * [[Ethel Armes]] (1876–1945): ''[[The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama]]'' | ||
* [[Mary Powell Crane]] | * [[Leah Rawls Atkins]] (born 1935): ''[[The Valley and the Hills]]'', ''[[Developed for the Service of Alabama]]'' | ||
* [[George | * [[Hugh Bailey]] (1929-2012) | ||
* [[Colin Davis]] | * [[James R. Bennett]]: ''[[Tannehill and the Growth of the Alabama Iron Industry]]'', ''[[Historic Birmingham and Jefferson County]]'' | ||
* [[Carl Elliott]] | * [[Charles Brown|Charles Allen Brown]] (died 1982): African-American historian | ||
* [[Hill Ferguson]] | * [[Virginia Pounds Brown]] | ||
* [[John Henley | * [[Mary Powell Crane]]: ''History of Alabama and Birmingham'' | ||
* [[Tim Hollis]] | * [[George Cruikshank]]: ''Birmingham and Environs'' (2 vols.) | ||
* [[J. R. Hornady]] | * [[Colin Davis]]: ''Migration and the Transformation of the Southern Workplace Since 1945'' | ||
* [[Thomas Huey | * [[John DuBose|John Witherspoon DuBose]] (1836–1918): ''[[Jefferson County and Birmingham, Ala.: Historical and Biographical]]'' | ||
* [[Andrew Manis]] | * [[Carl Elliott]]: ''Annals of Northwest Alabama'' (5 vols.) | ||
* [[Wilson Fallin Jr]] (born 1943) | |||
* [[Hill Ferguson]]: ''Personalities of Birmingham Men and Women'' | |||
* [[Wayne Greenhaw]] (1940–2011): ''[[Fighting the Devil in Dixie]]'' | |||
* [[Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton]] (1921-2016), ''[[Hugo Black: the Alabama Years]]'', ''[[The Story of Alabama]]'' and ''[[Alabama, A History]]'' | |||
* [[John Henley Jr]]: ''This is Birmingham'' | |||
* [[Tim Hollis]]: ''[[Birmingham's Theater and Retail District]]'', ''[[Birmingham Broadcasting]]'' | |||
* [[J. R. Hornady]]: ''[[Book of Birmingham]]'' | |||
* [[Thomas Huey Sr]]: ''Story of Ruhama'' | |||
* [[Jere King Jr]] (1910-1999): ''Generals and Politicians: Conflict between France’s High Command, Parliament, and Government, 1914-18'' | |||
* [[Andrew Manis]]: ''[[A Fire You Can't Put Out]]'' | |||
* [[Lou Emma Matthews]] | * [[Lou Emma Matthews]] | ||
* [[Diane McWhorter]] | * [[Diane McWhorter]]: ''Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution.'' | ||
* [[Florence Wood Moss]] | * [[Florence Wood Moss]]: ''Building of Birmingham and Jefferson County'' | ||
* [[Marlene Hunt Rikard]] | * [[Marlene Hunt Rikard]] | ||
* [[James | * [[Ken Roxburgh]]: church historian | ||
* [[Elberta Taylor]] | * [[Bobby Joe Seales]] | ||
* [[Marjorie Longenecker White]] | * [[James Sulzby Jr]]: ''Birmingham Sketches from 1872 through 1921'', ''Historic Alabama Hotels and Resorts''. | ||
* [[Marvin Yeomans Whiting]] | * [[Elberta Taylor]]: ''Birmingham, My Home'' | ||
* [[Marjorie Longenecker White]]: ''[[Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide|Downtown Birmingham]]'', ''The Birmingham District'' | |||
* [[Marvin Yeomans Whiting]]: ''Fairfield: Past, Present, Future'', ''One Great City'', ''Vestavia Hills, Alabama: A Place Apart'' | |||
* [[Cecil Whitmire]]: ''[[The Alabama Theatre: Showplace of the South]]'' | |||
==Poets== | |||
{{Main|List of poets}} | |||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
* [[Eddie Aldridge]], ''Garden of Destiny'' | |||
* [[Andy Andrews]], motivational books | * [[Andy Andrews]], motivational books | ||
* [[Sloan Bashinsky Jr]], real estate and legal advice | |||
* [[Fanna K. Bee]] | * [[Fanna K. Bee]] | ||
* [[Emma Bolden]], memoir | |||
* [[Clint Bonner]], ''Alabama Oddities'' | * [[Clint Bonner]], ''Alabama Oddities'' | ||
* [[John Claypool]], theology | * [[John Claypool]], theology | ||
* [[Octavus Roy Cohen]], short stories about African-American life on 18th Street | * [[Octavus Roy Cohen]], short stories about African-American life on 18th Street | ||
* [[Mary Elizabeth Counselman]], short stories, often in the horror genre | * [[Mary Elizabeth Counselman]], short stories, often in the horror genre | ||
* [[Howard Cruse]] | * [[Howard Cruse]], comics and graphic novels | ||
* [[Angela Davis]] | * [[Angela Davis]] | ||
* [[Blanche Dean]], nature guides | * [[Blanche Dean]], nature guides | ||
* [[James Douglass]], theology of non-violence, revisionist history | |||
* [[Michael Dubruiel]], spirituality | |||
* [[Rachel Held Evans]], Christian memoir | |||
* [[Paul Finebaum]] | * [[Paul Finebaum]] | ||
* [[Vonetta Flowers]] | * [[Vonetta Flowers]] | ||
* [[Roland Frye]], ''Milton's Imagery and the Visual Arts'', ''Is God a Creationist?'' | * [[Roland Frye]], ''Milton's Imagery and the Visual Arts'', ''Is God a Creationist?'' | ||
* [[Sally Hill]], ''[[Progressive Farmer]]'', cookbook | * [[Sally Hill]], ''[[The Progressive Farmer]]'', cookbook | ||
* [[Harry Middleton]] (1949–1993), ''The Earth is Enough'', ''The Bright Country'' | |||
* [[Kate Speake Penny]] | * [[Kate Speake Penny]] | ||
* [[Jack Sacco]], ''Where the Birds Never Sing'' | |||
* [[Dottie Smith]], ''Cake Expressions'' | * [[Dottie Smith]], ''Cake Expressions'' | ||
* [[Gay Talese]], essayist, memoirist | * [[Gay Talese]], essayist, memoirist | ||
* [[Dallas Teague]], ''Professionally Polished: Business Etiquette Savvy for Today's Competitive Market'' | |||
* [[David Vest]] | * [[David Vest]] | ||
* [[Amy Welborn]], spirituality | |||
* [[Heather Whitestone]] | * [[Heather Whitestone]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* [http:// | * [http://alabamaliterarymap.lib.ua.edu/ This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape]. Alabama Center for the Book and Auburn University. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Latest revision as of 11:00, 6 February 2024
This is a List of authors who were born, raised, or worked in the Birmingham area:
Novelists
- Daniel Alarcón, Lost City Radio
- Caroline Ballin, Search for Freedom (1966)
- Asa Carter, Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (1973), The Education of Little Tree (1976)
- James Saxon Childers, Laurel and Straw (1927), Hilltop in the Rain (1928), A Novel About a White Man and a Black Man in the Deep South (1936)
- Mark Childress, Crazy in Alabama
- Todd Dills, Sons of the Rapture (2006)
- C. C. Edge, Blood Terminal (2022)
- Susannah Felts, This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record (2008)
- Margaret Fenton, Little Lamb Lost (2009)
- Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, Standing in the Rainbow, A Redbird Christmas
- Charles Gaines, Stay Hungry (1972)
- Gail Godwin (born 1937), The Odd Woman (1974), Violet Clay (1978), A Mother and Two Daughters (1982)
- Ethel Gorman, Red Acres
- John Temple Graves, The Fighting South, Tonight in the South, The Shaft in the Sky
- Wayne Greenhaw (1940–2011): The Golfer (1967)
- Valerie Gribben, The Fairytale Trilogy
- Frances Nimmo Greene, Into the Night (1909), The Right of the Strongest (1913), One Clear Call (1915)
- Keith Harrelson
- Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis (2018)
- William Bradford Huie (1910–1986), The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1951), The Klansman (1967)
- Mary Johnston, To Have and to Hold, Prisoner of Hope
- Caitlín R. Kiernan (born 1964), Silk (1998), Low Red Moon (2003)
- Jim Lawrence
- Robert R. McCammon (born 1952), Baal (1978), Speaks the Nightbird (2002)
- Roy McCardell (1870-after 1940), The Jarr Family (1907), The Diamond from the Sky (1916)
- Mittie Owen McDavid, Princess Pocahontas, Children of the Meadow
- Kevin McGowin (1970-2005) The Benny Poda Years (2001)
- Hugh Martin, Best Foot Forward
- Michael Martone (born 1955), The Blue Guide to Indiana. (2001)
- Han Nolan (born 1956), Send Me Down a Miracle (1996), Dancing on the Edge (1997)
- Richard North Patterson (born 1947)
- Walker Percy (1916-1990), The Moviegoer (1961)
- Gin Phillips, The Well and the Mine (2008)
- Randi Pink, Into White (2016), Girls Like Us (2019), Angel of Greenwood (2021)
- Rebecca Rogers
- Steven Rudd, Midnight Red
- Margaret D. Sizemore, The Amazing Marriage of Marie Eustis and Josef Hoffman
- Edgar Valentine Smith, Elijah
- Emma Gelders Sterne, Calico Ball, No Surrender, Some Plant Olive Trees
- Mike Stewart (b. 1955), Sins of the Brother (1999), A Perfect Life (2004)
- Howell Vines (1899-1981), This Green Thicket World (1934)
- Daniel Wallace (born 1959), Big Fish (1998)
- LaDarrion Williams, Blood at the Root (2024)
- Tobias Wolff
- Erna Oleson Xan, Wisconsin, My Home, Home For Good
Children's authors
- Wyatt Blassingame (1909-85) Pecos Bill Rides a Tornado
- Virginia Pounds Brown (1916-) Gold Disc of Coosa, Cochula's Journey
- Carl Carmer (1893-1976) Hurricane Luck, Windfall Fiddle, Pets at the White House
- Mark Childress (1957-) Joshua and Bigtooth, Joshua and the Big Bad Blue Crabs
- Dennis Covington (1948-) Lizard, Lasso the Moon
- Julie Fields (1938-) The Green Lion of Zion Street
- Charles Ghigna (1946-) "Father Goose" series
- Debra Ghigna (1955-)
- Faye Gibbons (1938-) Some Glad Morning
- John Green (1977-) Looking for Alaska
- Betsy Hearne (1942-) Seven Brave Women
- Aileen Kilgore Henderson (1921-) The Summer of the Bonepile Monster
- Peter Huggins (1951-) In the Company of Owls
- Angela Johnson (1961-) Tell Me a Story, Mama, The First Part Last
- Carroll Karch
- Jo Kittinger (1955-) Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights
- Dian McCray (1949-) Amma's Magic Box
- William Miller (1959-) Night Golf, The Piano
- Sheror Caton Moore, Treasures in an Alabama Attic
- Han Nolan (1956-) Send Me Down a Miracle, Dancing on the Edge
- Lorenzo Pace (1943-) Jalani and the Lock
- Barbara Park (1947-2013) "Junie B. Jones" series
- Sonia Sanchez (1934-) It's a New Day: Poems for Young Brothas and Sistuhs, homegirls & handgrenades
- Margaret Zehmer Searcy (1926-) Tiny Bat and the Ball Game
- Emma Gelders Sterne (1874-1971) "Kathy Martin" series
- Virginia Sorensen (1912-91) Plain Girl, Miracles on Maple Hill
- Ellen Tarry (1906-2008) The Runaway Elephant
- C. L. Threatt
- Nancy Van Laan (1939-) Rainbow Crow: A Lenape Tale
- Ann Waldron, The Integration of Mary-Larkin Thornhill
- Leah Wiggins, My Neighbor is Gone
- Kathryn Tucker Windham, 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey
- Martha Young (1862-1941) Somebody's Little Girl
Historians
- Hul-Cee M. Acton: Chalk, Termites and God's Country, Pierian Club of Birmingham
- Lee Allen (born 1926): church historian.
- Ethel Armes (1876–1945): The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama
- Leah Rawls Atkins (born 1935): The Valley and the Hills, Developed for the Service of Alabama
- Hugh Bailey (1929-2012)
- James R. Bennett: Tannehill and the Growth of the Alabama Iron Industry, Historic Birmingham and Jefferson County
- Charles Allen Brown (died 1982): African-American historian
- Virginia Pounds Brown
- Mary Powell Crane: History of Alabama and Birmingham
- George Cruikshank: Birmingham and Environs (2 vols.)
- Colin Davis: Migration and the Transformation of the Southern Workplace Since 1945
- John Witherspoon DuBose (1836–1918): Jefferson County and Birmingham, Ala.: Historical and Biographical
- Carl Elliott: Annals of Northwest Alabama (5 vols.)
- Wilson Fallin Jr (born 1943)
- Hill Ferguson: Personalities of Birmingham Men and Women
- Wayne Greenhaw (1940–2011): Fighting the Devil in Dixie
- Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton (1921-2016), Hugo Black: the Alabama Years, The Story of Alabama and Alabama, A History
- John Henley Jr: This is Birmingham
- Tim Hollis: Birmingham's Theater and Retail District, Birmingham Broadcasting
- J. R. Hornady: Book of Birmingham
- Thomas Huey Sr: Story of Ruhama
- Jere King Jr (1910-1999): Generals and Politicians: Conflict between France’s High Command, Parliament, and Government, 1914-18
- Andrew Manis: A Fire You Can't Put Out
- Lou Emma Matthews
- Diane McWhorter: Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution.
- Florence Wood Moss: Building of Birmingham and Jefferson County
- Marlene Hunt Rikard
- Ken Roxburgh: church historian
- Bobby Joe Seales
- James Sulzby Jr: Birmingham Sketches from 1872 through 1921, Historic Alabama Hotels and Resorts.
- Elberta Taylor: Birmingham, My Home
- Marjorie Longenecker White: Downtown Birmingham, The Birmingham District
- Marvin Yeomans Whiting: Fairfield: Past, Present, Future, One Great City, Vestavia Hills, Alabama: A Place Apart
- Cecil Whitmire: The Alabama Theatre: Showplace of the South
Poets
Other
- Eddie Aldridge, Garden of Destiny
- Andy Andrews, motivational books
- Sloan Bashinsky Jr, real estate and legal advice
- Fanna K. Bee
- Emma Bolden, memoir
- Clint Bonner, Alabama Oddities
- John Claypool, theology
- Octavus Roy Cohen, short stories about African-American life on 18th Street
- Mary Elizabeth Counselman, short stories, often in the horror genre
- Howard Cruse, comics and graphic novels
- Angela Davis
- Blanche Dean, nature guides
- James Douglass, theology of non-violence, revisionist history
- Michael Dubruiel, spirituality
- Rachel Held Evans, Christian memoir
- Paul Finebaum
- Vonetta Flowers
- Roland Frye, Milton's Imagery and the Visual Arts, Is God a Creationist?
- Sally Hill, The Progressive Farmer, cookbook
- Harry Middleton (1949–1993), The Earth is Enough, The Bright Country
- Kate Speake Penny
- Jack Sacco, Where the Birds Never Sing
- Dottie Smith, Cake Expressions
- Gay Talese, essayist, memoirist
- Dallas Teague, Professionally Polished: Business Etiquette Savvy for Today's Competitive Market
- David Vest
- Amy Welborn, spirituality
- Heather Whitestone
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References
- This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape. Alabama Center for the Book and Auburn University.