A. J. Wright Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Author of non-fiction on Alabama history, medical history; & poetry. Husband of Dianne, father of Becca & Amos. At UAB 1983-2015.

The Celestine Prophecy
James Redfield
2006 Apr 21: Film version of #Alabama author James Redfield's 1993 book “The Celestine Prophecy” was released. Redfield grew up near #Birmingham & is an #AuburnUniv graduate https://t.co/Uft3Xeq8sS https://t.co/aCyRrIoPOR
Paperback, 2018
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Native Guard: Poems
Natasha Trethewey
2007 Apr 16: #Alabama author Natasha Trethewey won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for book "Native Guard" https://t.co/ouYKSKOm1L Taught at #AuburnUniv #OTD #NationalPoetryMonth #AU https://t.co/TKxRCNrMAy
Paperback, 2007
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Transcendent Kingdom: A Read with Jenna Pick
Yaa Gyasi
Today’s #Alabama Book: Born in Ghana, novelist Yaa Gyasi grew up in #Huntsville from age 10. Her first novel “Homegoing” published in 2016. A newer work, "Transcendent Kingdom," is about a Ghanaian family living in Alabama https://tinyurl.com/y5ntadyx https://t.co/z9NFUmrpFq
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
1967 Dec 14: Film version of #Alabama author Truman Capote's 1965 book "In Cold Blood" was released https://t.co/wbK60aRQec https://t.co/8ZC0gceavl
Paperback, 1994
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
2005 Mar 6: TV version of #Alabama author Zora Neale Hurston's book “Their Eyes Were Watching God” was broadcast https://t.co/17MsW0Dszz #OTD https://t.co/MQHpbXF5Pz
Paperback, 2006
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
1961 Dec 25: “The Innocents” film of Henry James's book “The Turn of the Screw” w/script co-written by #Alabama author Truman Capote was released https://t.co/wbK60b9rCM https://t.co/o2ZWTbaXGd
Paperback, 2011
$9.00$4.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Christmas Memory
Truman Capote
Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” https://t.co/Xp8jp8CorN #mustread #Alabama
Hardcover, 1996
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
1940 June 4: Carson McCullers' first novel "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" published https://t.co/ajCEfrZxQ5 The 1968 film version was shot in #Selma #Alabama https://t.co/ehoxcyZ71q Great book, by the way https://t.co/rJLyiYCQif
Paperback, 2004
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The One and Only Sparkella
Channing Tatum
Today’s Find: #Cullman #Alabama native and actor Channing Tatum has written a children’s book, “The One and Only Sparkella” published 4 May 2021 https://t.co/fiuWokZZQZ https://t.co/kJUe2pZYVx
Hardcover, 2021
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Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
Today’s #Alabama Book: Born in Ghana, novelist Yaa Gyasi grew up in #Huntsville from age 10. Her first novel “Homegoing” published in 2016. A newer work, "Transcendent Kingdom," is about a Ghanaian family living in Alabama https://tinyurl.com/y5ntadyx https://t.co/z9NFUmrpFq
Paperback, 2017
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book