Gulf Shores Sandcastle Ritual Inspires Memoir by Charles Chumley
Longtime Gulf Shores visitor Charles Chumley turned his daily sandcastle-building ritual into a 44-chapter memoir, with all author royalties donated to Family Promise.
A nearly 200-year-old Mobile murder mystery: the Boyington Oak
Mobile author Mary S. Palmer’s latest book, “Boyington Oak, A Grave Injustice,” revisits one of the city’s oldest unsolved questions. In 1834, Charles Boyington was hanged for the murder of…
The Serpents of Bienville: Sean Herman’s Growing Art and Story Project
We loved the phrase and the art, so we reached out to artist Sean Herman for the story behind The Serpents of Bienville. How It Started In May 2014, Herman…
Q&A: Mobile-Bred Author CJ Hatch on His Debut Novel ‘Hurricane Ron’
CJ Hatch may not have been born in Mobile, but he is effectively a native of the place. His debut novel, Hurricane Ron, follows a well-meaning title character who wreaks…
Harper Lee Documentary “Hey, Boo” Heads to Mobile’s Crescent Theater With Director Q&A
The acclaimed documentary Hey, Boo, which explores the enduring cultural impact of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, is set to screen at Mobile’s Crescent Theater from June 10 through…