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Thomas Gerald Franklin (born July 7, 1963) is an American writer originally from Dickinson, Alabama, United States,. Franklin earned a B.A. at the University of South Alabama, in Mobile, Alabama. He completed his M.F.A. at the University of Arkansas, in 1998, where he met his wife, poet Beth Ann Fennelly. He credits authors Rick Bass and Raymond Carver for his introduction to the realism writing style. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Mississippi. Writing career Franklin's first book is collection of ten short stories, Poachers (1999), the title story of which won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Short Story. His first novel, Hell at the Breech (2003), is a fictionalized version of a violent feud in 1892 called the Mitcham War, that took place in Clarke County, Alabama. His second novel, Smonk is about the trial of a rapist who terrorized a small town in Alabama." Franklin's most acclaimed novel, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (2010), which won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award, explores racial tensions and friendships. Franklin co-wrote the novel The Tilted World (2013) with his wife Fennelly, about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Bibliography Poachers (1999) Short Stories, HarperCollins Publishers, Winner of The Edgar Award. Hell at the Breech (2003) Novel, HarperCollins Publishers Smonk (2006) Novel, HarperCollins Publishers Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (2010) Novel, HarperCollins Publishers, New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction, RT Reviewers Choice Award for Best Contemporary Mystery, U.K. Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award The Tilted World (2013) Novel, with Beth Ann Fennelly HarperCollins References. Discover the Tom Franklin popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Tom Franklin books.
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The Last Taxi Driver
Lee DurkeeA Kirkus Best Book of 2020“A wild, funny, poetic fever dream that will change the way you think about America.” George SaundersHailed by George Saunders as “a true originala w...
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The Stowaway
Laurie Gwen ShapiroThe spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York’s Lower East Side who stowed away on the most remarkable feat of science and daring of the Jazz Age, The Stowaway is...
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Where the Sun Shines Out
Catalano, KevinA raw, unflinching literary debut for fans of Dennis Lehane and Tom Franklin examining the aftershocks of survival, and the price of salvation. In the bluecollar town of Chittenang...
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Smonk
Tom FranklinSmonk odia a las cabras y a los irlandeses. Tiene un Winchester y gasta un bastón de empuñadura de marfil con una espada oculta. Lleva cuatro o cinco revólveres repartidos por la r...
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The Devil Himself
Peter FarrisFor Fans of Brian Panowich and Ron Rash. Southern Noir at its finest, The Devil Himself, sizzles with pageburning suspense and bewitching characters. Deep in the forest o...
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To Sing of War
Catherine McKinnonFrom the author of the Miles Franklin Award shortlisted Storyland, comes a rich, layered and thrilling novel of love, war and friendship, To Sing of War.'Transcends the boundaries ...
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Lawless
Matt BondurantWith a Foreword by Director John HillcoatBased on the true story of Matt Bondurant’s grandfather and two granduncles, Lawless is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder. ...
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Letra torcida, letra torcida
Tom FranklinFinales de los años setenta. Chabot, una pequeña localidad rural del sur de Mississippi. Larry es un adolescente solitario y triste que se pasa todo el día encerrado en su cuarto l...
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Furtivos
Tom Franklin«Mi Sur es la zona baja de Alabama, frondosa, verde y llena de muerte, los condados boscosos que se extienden entre los ríos Alabama y Tombigbee», donde las emociones corren con la...
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The Wettest County in the World
Matt BondurantThe inspiration for the major motion picture LawlessBased on the true story of Matt Bondurant’s grandfather and two granduncles, The Wettest County in the World is a gripping and g...
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The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous
Cappy McGarr & Ken BurnsIn The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous, Cappy McGarr shares how he became an Emmynominated cocreator/executive producer of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Hum...
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Night Letter
Sterling WatsonA taut thriller set in Florida's desolate panhandle, part comingofage story, all hardboiled noir.“Amid the classic noir elements, author Sterling Watson slowrolls a moving reflecti...
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From The Heart
Trent CotchinWhen Trent Cotchin was handed the reins of Richmond Football Club's team in 2013, he was a 22yearold star, skilful and fearlessly hard at the ball. Coming off a Brownlow Medalwinni...
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Tiny Love
Larry Brown & Jonathan Miles"Larry Brown wrote the way the best singers sing: with honesty, grit, and the kind of raw emotion that stabs you right in the heart. He was a singular American treasure." Tim ...
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Total Immersion
Terry LaughlinSwim betterand enjoy every lapwith Total Immersion, a guide to improving your swimming from an expert with more than thirty years of experience in the water.Terry Laughlin, the wor...