State: ARKANSAS
Fiction:
- A Painted House* by John Grisham
- True Grit by Charles Portis
- Fallen Angels by Patricia Hickman
- The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks by Donald Harington
- Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler
Nonfiction:
- The Grail Bird by Tim Gallagher
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- My Life by Bill Clinton
Authors Known for Writing about the State:
- Charlaine Harris (author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, her Lily Bard (Shakespeare) series is set in Arkansas)
Authors Who Lived Here:
- John Grisham
- Maya Angelou
- Trenton Lee Stewart
- Jenny Wingfield
- Ellen Gilchrist
Great Bookstores:
Paper Chase Book Store WordsWorth Books & Co.
*Books I've Read
Photo by moi.
9 comments:
I read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings quite a while ago and didn't remember that it took place in Arkansas.
I read True Grit last year and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I really wanted to watch the new adaptation, but I refuse to watch a movie based on a book without first reading the book.
I few more Arkansans to add to your list: Trent Stewart who wrote the Juv Fic series, The Mysterious Benedict Society and Jenny Wingfield who wrote The Homecoming of Samuel Lake. Love my adopted state!
I didn't realize Angelou was from Arkansas! I loved the book when I read it my freshman year of college.
I read True Grit last year and felt "eh" about it but have it in my "re-read because I might like it better the second time" pile. Ha! ;)
I love, love, love your blog and it is one of the first I check everyday. I have been reading Bill Clinton's "My Life" and the first half is centered in Arkansas. Whether you love or hate him--he has had a very interesting life. Please keep writing and will keep reading. Deal?
I love these lists... Thank you for putting them together!
Kristi - I have the same rule. Always read the book first if at all possible! I actually saw the movie already for True Grit, but I didn't know it was a book.
Melissa - Thanks! I'll add them in.
Trish - You have a "re-read because I might like it better the second time" pile! That's amazing. I'm having a hard time getting to re-read all the the books I love.
annieb - You just made my day! Thank you so much. I will absolute keep writing, but it's nice to know someone is enjoying it!
Lu - Absolutely! I'm hoping they will be a helpful resource for people.
Ellen Gilchrist is another Arkansas writer, although she may not have been born there. I love Arkansas, but no one has ever written about the parts of it I love best.
Jeanne - I added her in, thanks! Now I'm curious what your favorite parts of the state are.
I didn't think I have read any book from Arkansas until I saw this list. I liked Maya Angelou's.
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