On April 17, Hub and I went to Montgomery to the Alabama Book Festival. It was as close to perfect as one can get in this life. Even the weather cooperated; a sweet breeze that blew away the humidity, leaving us with an ideal spring day. There were several stages, and since we can't be in more than one place at once, we had to choose which speakers we wanted to hear. First was Carolyn Haines. A southern writer who can make you feel like you are sitting on the porch of an antebellum mansion in Mississippi, sipping iced tea and talking to ghosts of the past. She has been on my "favorites" list for many years. She's a friend on Facebook, but it was wonderful getting to meet her face to face at last! Ms. Haines was the 2010 recipient of the Harper Lee award. Look for her Bones series. Rick Bragg, who wrote my life, was the next speaker. Even with his 2009 Harper Lee award and his Pulitzer, he has not forgotten his roots, and takes time to tell stories and talk UNA footba...
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