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Books by NE Alabama Writers

Northeast Alabama has produced writers. Not always famous ones, but real ones — people who put their experience of this particular place into language worth reading. This is the list we keep. Tell us what we're missing.

How this list is made: public data first, then what I know from living here. Nobody paid to be on it.

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Southern Legends · July 2026

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Longleaf Bookshop & Bindery — Cathy Simpson
#1

Longleaf Bookshop & Bindery — Cathy Simpson

Anniston · 36201

Matt Mitchell — Southern Humorist
#2

Matt Mitchell — Southern Humorist

Anniston · 36201

Josh Bullock — Author & Composer
#3

Josh Bullock — Author & Composer

Anniston · 36201

Kelly Clem — Books & Recovery
#4

Kelly Clem — Books & Recovery

Piedmont · 36272

Jacksonville State University — Writing Programs
#5

Jacksonville State University — Writing Programs

Jacksonville · 36265

Southern Legends — Matt Headley
#6

Southern Legends — Matt Headley

Anniston · 36201

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