Deep Roots, Broken Branches
A History and Memoir
A powerful, intimate portrait that weaves history across five generations of an American family
Larry Brown
A Writer's Life
The first biography of Mississippi’s beloved blue-collar writer who redefined southern fiction
All the Things We Didn't Say
Two Memoirs
Reflections of family, life, and love in Mississippi between grandmother and granddaughter
To Dance, to Live
A Biography of Thalia Mara
A moving biography of a dancer, teacher, and arts patron recognized internationally for her efforts in dance education and for bringing world-class ballet to Mississippi
With Hawks and Angels
Episodes from a Southern Life
A funny, fascinating chronicle of a privileged misfit from Louisiana and the journey for self that took him around the world
Becoming Ezra Jack Keats
The first in-depth biography of one of the most influential authors of children’s literature
Political Animal
The Life and Times of Stewart Butler
A fascinating portrait of the forgotten life of a pioneer in Louisiana’s LGBTQ+ culture and political history
The Mama Chronicles
A Memoir
A beautifully written memoir of a Mississippi woman learning to reconnect with her aging mother
Flights from Fassberg
How a German Town Built for War Became a Beacon of Peace
A brilliant merging of personal experience and world-changing, historical significance in a hamlet that held the line against Russia
The Nightcrawler King
Memoirs of an Art Museum Curator
A moving and fun account of the man who influenced fifty years of growth at the New Orleans Museum of Art
The Power of One
Sister Anne Brooks and the Tutwiler Clinic
The inspiring story of a doctor who empowered a community by providing health care in the Mississippi Delta
In Faulkner's Shadow
A Memoir
An amusing, honest, and sympathetic account of literary rivalries and family feuds in Faulkner’s hometown
Something Inside So Strong
Life in Pursuit of Choice, Courage, and Change
The autobiography of a reluctant writer who overcame poverty and racism to become a civil rights activist and an award-winning, highly published author of books for young readers
Deep South Dispatch
Memoir of a Civil Rights Journalist
A compelling memoir from the front lines of the civil rights movement
Confessions of an Undercover Agent
Adventures, Close Calls, and the Toll of a Double Life
The true story of an ex-Marine who fought crime as an undercover cop, a narcotics agent, and finally a federal prosecutor
Flight Risk
Memoirs of a New Orleans Bad Boy
A rebellious native son attempts to escape the magnetic pull of New Orleans
Freedom Rider Diary
Smuggled Notes from Parchman Prison
One woman’s harrowing, unforgettable account from the nadir of Jim Crow Mississippi
Delta Rainbow
The Irrepressible Betty Bobo Pearson
The story of a plantation heiress who threw aside convention, joined the Marines, and fought for civil rights
My Triumph over Prejudice
A Memoir
How a black Mississippian navigated a tumultuous childhood, married a white civil rights worker, and rallied to transform her life
The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak
A New Orleans Family Memoir
The Big Easy family saga of an eccentric father, a workaholic mother, and the birth of the Ruth’s Chris Steak House empire
Black Diva of the Thirties
The Life of Ruby Elzy
The biography of a black operatic soprano who died too soon
Fear and What Follows
The Violent Education of a Christian Racist, A Memoir
The story of a working-class, Southern Baptist upbringing that transformed into a nightmare of bigotry and bullying in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
David L. Jordan
From the Mississippi Cotton Fields to the State Senate, a Memoir
The inspiring autobiography of a cotton field worker who became a major force for change in Mississippi
The Nominee
A Political and Spiritual Journey
A firsthand account of the murky, faith-straightening processes by which federal judges are confirmed
William F. Winter and the New Mississippi
A Biography
The life story of the Mississippi governor known for his fight for education and racial reconciliation
Death in the Delta
Uncovering a Mississippi Family Secret
A search for the truth behind a fateful shoot out and decades-old cover up
Transformed
A White Mississippi Pastor’s Journey into Civil Rights and Beyond
How a clergyman joined his mayor and fellow ministers to defy massive resistance
The Last Resort
Taking the Mississippi Cure
The story of a childhood at Allison’s Wells and one woman’s combat with the hypocrisies of segregated society
Buryin' Daddy
Putting My Lebanese, Catholic, Southern Baptist Childhood to Rest
How one woman embraced her roots and reconciled with her family and Dixie
Squint
My Journey with Leprosy
How a sufferer of Hansen’s disease emerged from isolation and devoted his life to advocacy
Coming to Colorado
A Young Immigrant's Journey to Become an American Flyer
The inspiring sequel to German Boy: A Refugee’s Story
Shelby Foote
A Writer's Life
A biography that plumbs the ambiguous life of the gentlemanly novelist and historian
Katherine Anne Porter
The Life of an Artist
A biography capturing the incomparable life and times of one of America’s finest writers
Foster Care Odyssey
A Black Girl's Story
An African American woman’s unblinking look at her troubled years as an unwanted child in foster care
German Boy
A Refugee’s Story
A refugee child’s witness to Nazi defeat, Soviet occupation, and his family’s debacle in war