Book description
Alabama Afternoons is a collection of portraits of many remarkable Alabamians, famous and obscure, profiled by award-winning journalist and novelist Roy Hoffman. Written as Sunday feature stories for the Mobile Press-Register with additional pieces from the New York Times, Preservation, and Garden & Gun, these profiles preserve the individual stories-and…
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1 author picked Alabama Afternoons as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A new friend and avid reader pulled this book from his bookshelf, pronounced it one of his favorites, and put it in my hands. One is somewhat obligated to read it, yes?
Along with that, I had met the author and read one of his novels, so I knew he was an excellent writer. But this book was different, and I wasn’t sure I would like it. It was a collection of portraits of famous and unknown people in my state, a place known for its rich and unusual characters. Some of them I knew, some I knew of, and…
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