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Larry Brown

A Writer's Life

University Press of Mississippi

The first biography of Mississippi’s beloved blue-collar writer who redefined southern fiction

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All the Things We Didn't Say

Two Memoirs

University Press of Mississippi

Reflections of family, life, and love in Mississippi between grandmother and granddaughter

  • Copyright year: 2024
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To Dance, to Live

A Biography of Thalia Mara

By Carolyn J. Brown, with Carla S. Wall; Foreword by Leanne Mahoney; Afterword by Mona Nicholas
University Press of Mississippi

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

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With Hawks and Angels

Episodes from a Southern Life

University Press of Mississippi

A funny, fascinating chronicle of a privileged misfit from Louisiana and the journey for self that took him around the world

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Becoming Ezra Jack Keats

University Press of Mississippi

The first in-depth biography of one of the most influential authors of children’s literature

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Political Animal

The Life and Times of Stewart Butler

University Press of Mississippi

A fascinating portrait of the forgotten life of a pioneer in Louisiana’s LGBTQ+ culture and political history

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The Mama Chronicles

A Memoir

University Press of Mississippi

A beautifully written memoir of a Mississippi woman learning to reconnect with her aging mother

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Flights from Fassberg

How a German Town Built for War Became a Beacon of Peace

University Press of Mississippi

A brilliant merging of personal experience and world-changing, historical significance in a hamlet that held the line against Russia

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The Nightcrawler King

Memoirs of an Art Museum Curator

University Press of Mississippi

A moving and fun account of the man who influenced fifty years of growth at the New Orleans Museum of Art

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The Power of One

Sister Anne Brooks and the Tutwiler Clinic

University Press of Mississippi

The inspiring story of a doctor who empowered a community by providing health care in the Mississippi Delta

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In Faulkner's Shadow

A Memoir

University Press of Mississippi

An amusing, honest, and sympathetic account of literary rivalries and family feuds in Faulkner’s hometown

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Something Inside So Strong

Life in Pursuit of Choice, Courage, and Change

University Press of Mississippi

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

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Cups Up

How I Organized a Klavern, Plotted a Coup, Survived Prison, Graduated College, Fought Polluters, and Started a Business

University Press of Mississippi

A riveting story of perseverance and redemption that proves life is stranger than fiction

  • Copyright year: 2018
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Deep South Dispatch

Memoir of a Civil Rights Journalist

University Press of Mississippi

A compelling memoir from the front lines of the civil rights movement

  • Copyright year: 2018
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Confessions of an Undercover Agent

Adventures, Close Calls, and the Toll of a Double Life

University Press of Mississippi

The true story of an ex-Marine who fought crime as an undercover cop, a narcotics agent, and finally a federal prosecutor

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Flight Risk

Memoirs of a New Orleans Bad Boy

University Press of Mississippi

A rebellious native son attempts to escape the magnetic pull of New Orleans

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Freedom Rider Diary

Smuggled Notes from Parchman Prison

By Carol Ruth Silver; Introduction by Raymond Arsenault; Photographs by Claude A. Liggins; Afterword by Cherie A. Gaines
University Press of Mississippi

One woman’s harrowing, unforgettable account from the nadir of Jim Crow Mississippi

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Delta Rainbow

The Irrepressible Betty Bobo Pearson

University Press of Mississippi

The story of a plantation heiress who threw aside convention, joined the Marines, and fought for civil rights

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My Triumph over Prejudice

A Memoir

University Press of Mississippi

How a black Mississippian navigated a tumultuous childhood, married a white civil rights worker, and rallied to transform her life

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The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak

A New Orleans Family Memoir

University Press of Mississippi

The Big Easy family saga of an eccentric father, a workaholic mother, and the birth of the Ruth’s Chris Steak House empire

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