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  | | Bombingham(Reprint) by Anthony Grooms Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2002 by One World ISBN-13: 978-0-345-45293-1, ISBN: 0-345-45293-3 "In his barracks, Walter Burke is trying to write a letter to the parents of a fallen soldier, an Alabama man who died in a muddy rice paddy. But all he can think of is his childhood friend Lamar, the friend with whom he first experienced the fury of violence, on the streets of Birmingham, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. The juxtaposition is so powerfulâbetween war-torn Vietnam and terror-filled âBombinghamââthat he i ..." |
 | | The Vain Conversation A Novel (Story River Books) by Anthony Grooms, Clarence Major, T. Geronimo Johnson Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of South Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61117-882-1, ISBN: 1-61117-882-7 "Inspired by true events, The Vain Conversation reflects on the 1946 lynching of two black couples in Georgia from the perspectives of three characters--Bertrand Johnson, one of the victims; Noland Jacks, a presumed perpetrator; and Lonnie Henson, a witness to the murders as a ten-year-old boy. Lonnie's inexplicable feelings of culpability drive him in a search for meaning that takes him around the world, and ultimately back to Georgia, ..." |
 | | Trouble No More(2nd Edition) by Anthony Grooms Paperback, 204 Pages, Published 2006 by Kennesaw State University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-933483-05-4, ISBN: 1-933483-05-9 "Second Edition of Anthony Groom's award-winning collection of short stories, Trouble No More, set throughout the American South, presents stories that engage with history, politics, class, race, childhood, and life. They are the personal and public troubles of the African American middle class. These stories are about families, intact and estranged, about ordinary lives in extraordinary times." |
 | | Bombingham A Novel by Anthony Grooms Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2001 by Free Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-0558-0, ISBN: 0-7432-0558-8 " From the war-torn rice fields of Vietnam to the riot-filled streets of Birmingham, Alabama, Bombingham is the affecting story of a middle-class black family riven by its personal chaos. When Walter Burke is faced with writing a letter to the parents of a fallen friend and fellow soldier, he is taken back to his childhood amidst the Civil Rights Movement. From it, he recalls the segregated city, the fledgling movement, and the momentous ..." |
 | | Trouble No More(1st Edition) Stories by Anthony Grooms, Tracie Howard Paperback, 190 Pages, Published 1995 by La Questa Pr Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-9644348-0-6, ISBN: 0-9644348-0-6 "The critical edition of Anthony Grooms' award-winning collection of short stories, TROUBLE NO MORE, set throughout the American South, portrays middle class African Americans who reflect on the Civil Rights Movement, class, race, personal struggles and triumphs. Whether they are of a boy discovering betrayal, a man wrestling with his commitment to social activism, or a young woman's discovery of the complexity of social protest, these s ..." |
 | | Bombingham(Reprint) by Anthony Grooms Library, Published 2008 by Paw Prints 2008-06-05 ISBN-13: 978-1-4352-9733-3, ISBN: 1-4352-9733-4 "A soldier in Vietnam becomes sucked into the Civil Rights movement through a letter written home to the parents of a friend killed in Birmingham's early 1960s wave of racially motivated violence. Reprint." |
 | | After O'Connor(Illustrated) Stories from Contemporary Georgia by Hugh M. Ruppersburg, Alice Walker, Anthony Grooms, Bailey White, Carol Lee Lorenzo, Charlie Smith, Charlotte Holmes, Cynthia Shearer, Ferrol Sams, Greg Johnson, Ha Jin, James Kilgo, Janice Daugharty, Jim Grimsley, John Holman, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Judson Mitcham, Lynna Williams, Mary Hood, Melanie Sumner, Michael Bishop, Pam Durban, Pearl Cleage, Philip Lee Williams, Scott Ely, Shay Youngblood, Sheri Joseph, Starkey Flythe, Tina Mcelroy Ansa, Professor Frank Manley Hardcover, 408 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2556-9, ISBN: 0-8203-2556-2 "Georgia has produced some of the major figures of modern literature, including Carson McCullers, Erskine Caldwell and, most notably, Flannery O'Connor. While such writers are firmly established in American literary history, all too few readers are aware of how the state's tradition of literary excellence persists in the present day.The thirty stories in "After O'Connor" were written during the past fifteen years by authors who were born ..." |
 | | Story River Bks. The Vain Conversation : A Novel by Anthony Grooms 256 Pages, Published 2018 by Univ Of South Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61117-883-8, ISBN: 1-61117-883-5 "“The rose garden in Athens? Anyway, they come in all shapes and sizes and colors. I just love them.” “You could be a rose, yourself,” Venable said. “You look like your name ought to be Rose, or Petunia.” “Be quiet,” the date said. “But it's true ..." |
 | | The Civil Rights Reader American Literature from Jim Crow to Reconciliation by Julie Buckner Armstrong, Amy Schmidt, Booker T. Washington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude Mckay, Lillian Smith, Langston Hughes, Erskine Caldwell, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Eudora Welty, Robert Hayden, Margaret Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin, Flannery O'connor, Audre Lorde, Lucille Clifton, June Jordan, Michael S. Harper, Haki Madhubuti, Nikki Giovanni, Constance Curry, Toi Derricotte, Wanda Coleman, Marilyn Nelson, Rita Dove, Anthony Grooms, Cyrus Cassells, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Mary Burrill, Angelina Weld Grimké, Dudley Randall, Howard Sackler, Eldridge Cleaver, David Hernandez, Bebe Moore Campbell, Patricia J. Williams, Walter Mosley, Amiri Baraka, Charles W. Chesnutt, Martin Luther King Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3225-3, ISBN: 0-8203-3225-9 "This title offers perspectives on civil rights not found in history books. This anthology of drama, essays, fiction, and poetry presents a thoughtful, classroom-tested selection of the best literature for learning about the long civil rights movement. Unique in its focus on creative writing, the volume also ranges beyond a familiar 1954-1968 chronology to include works from the 1890s to the present. The civil rights movement was a compl ..." |
 | | The Civil Rights Reader American Literature from Jim Crow to Reconciliation by Julie Buckner Armstrong, Amy Schmidt, Charles W. Chesnutt, Booker T. Washington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude Mckay, Lillian Smith, Langston Hughes, Erskine Caldwell, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Eudora Welty, Robert Hayden, Margaret Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin, Flannery O'connor, Audre Lorde, Lucille Clifton, June Jordan, Michael S. Harper, Haki Madhubuti, Nikki Giovanni, Constance Curry, Toi Derricotte, Wanda Coleman, Marilyn Nelson, Rita Dove, Anthony Grooms, Cyrus Cassells, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Mary Burrill, Angelina Weld Grimké, Dudley Randall, Howard Sackler, Eldridge Cleaver, David Hernandez, Bebe Moore Campbell, Patricia J. Williams, Walter Mosley, Amiri Baraka, Martin Luther King Hardcover, 392 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3181-2, ISBN: 0-8203-3181-3 "This anthology of drama, essays, fiction, and poetry presents a thoughtful, classroom-tested selection of the best literature for learning about the long civil rights movement. Unique in its focus on creative writing, the volume also ranges beyond a familiar 1954-1968 chronology to include works from the 1890s to the present. The civil rights movement was a complex, ongoing process of defining national values such as freedom, justice, a ..." |
 | | Eudora Welty(1st Edition) Writers' Reflections upon First Reading Welty by Willie Morris, Pearl Amelia Mchaney, Reynolds Price, Alice Munro, William Maxwell, Barry Hannah, George P. Garrett, Ellen Douglas, Lee Smith, Anthony Grooms, Eudora Welty Hardcover, 118 Pages, Published 1999 by Hill Street Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-892514-16-5, ISBN: 1-892514-16-8 "On the occasion of Eudora Welty's ninetieth birthday in 1999, a pantheon of accomplished writers came together to offer their deeply personal tributes in honor of her importance as the "first lady of American letters." Many of these contributors have long friendships with Welty, while others have felt her influence on their writing from a distance. The common denominator, though, is their collective awe and respect for her unrivaled pla ..." |
 | | After O'Connor(Updated) Stories from Contemporary Georgia by Hugh M. Ruppersburg, Anthony Grooms, Bailey White, Alice Walker, Charlotte Holmes, Cynthia Shearer, Ferrol Sams, Charlie Smith, Ha Jin, James Kilgo, Janice Daugharty, Jim Grimsley, John Holman, Greg Johnson, Lynna Williams, Mary Hood, Melanie Sumner, Michael Bishop, Pam Durban, Pearl Cleage, Scott Ely, Judson Mitcham, Sheri Joseph, Starkey Flythe, Shay Youngblood, Frank Manley, Carol Lee Lorenzo, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Philip Lee Williams, Professor Frank Manley, Tina Mcelroy Ansa, Carol Lorenzo, Judith Cofer, Philip Williams Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2557-6, ISBN: 0-8203-2557-0 "Georgia has produced some of the major figures of modern literature, including Carson McCullers, Erskine Caldwell and, most notably, Flannery O'Connor. While such writers are firmly established in American literary history, all too few readers are aware of how the state's tradition of literary excellence persists in the present day.The thirty stories in "After O'Connor" were written during the past fifteen years by authors who were born ..." |
 | | The Vain Conversation A Novel (Story River Books) by Grooms, Anthony, Johnson, T. Geronimo, Major, Clarence Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2023 by University Of South Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-64336-451-3, ISBN: 1-64336-451-0 |
 | | Atlanta Noir (Akashic Noir) by Tayari Jones, Jennifer Harlow, Dallas Hudgens, Sheri Joseph, Anthony Grooms, Daniel Black, Tananarive Due, Jim Grimsley, Brandon Massey, Kenji Jasper, Alesia Parker, John Holman, Gillian Royes, David James Poissant Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2017 by Akashic Books ISBN-13: 978-1-61775-537-8, ISBN: 1-61775-537-0 "Georgia Center for the Book has chosen Atlanta Noir as one of 2018's Books All Georgians Should Read!Kenji Jasper's "A Moment of Clarity at the Waffle House" nominated for a 2018 Edgar Award for Best Short Story!"Atlanta has its share, maybe more than its share, of prosperity. But wealth is no safeguard against peril...Creepy as well as dark, grim in outlook...Hints of the supernatural may make these tales...appealing to lovers of ghost ..." |
 | | Alabama Noir (Akashic Noir) by Donald R. Noble, Ace Atkins, Tom Franklin, Suzanne Hudson, Kirk Curnutt, Wendy Reed, Carolyn Haines, Anthony Grooms, Michelle Richmond, Winston Groom, Ravi Howard, Brad Watson, Daniel Wallace, Marlin Barton Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2020 by Akashic Books ISBN-13: 978-1-61775-808-9, ISBN: 1-61775-808-6 ""The 16 tales in this entertaining Akashic noir anthology cover the entire state of Alabama...The flaws are few and far between, and as is so often the case for the series, each contributor consistently embraces the setting."--Publishers WeeklyAkashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct location within ..." |
 | | Short Stories of the Civil Rights Movement An Anthology by Margaret Earley Whitt, John Updike, Val Coleman, Rosellen Brown, Junius Edwards, Anthony Grooms, Lee Martin, Natalie Petesch, Michael Thelwell, Alice Walker, James Baldwin, Henry Dumas, Diane Oliver, Zz Packer, Eudora Welty, Joan Williams, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, Lerone Bennett Jr., R. V. Cassill, James W. Thompson Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2006 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2851-5, ISBN: 0-8203-2851-0 "During the civil rights era, masses of people marched in the streets, boycotted stores, and registered to vote. Others challenged racism in ways more solitary but no less life changing. These twenty-three stories give a voice to the nameless, ordinary citizens without whom the movement would have failed. From bloody melees at public lunch counters to anxious musings at the family dinner table, the diverse experiences depicted in this an ..." |
 | | Short Stories of the Civil Rights Movement(Updated) An Anthology by Margaret Earley Whitt, Val Coleman, Professor John Updike, Rosellen Brown, Junius Edwards, Anthony Grooms, Lee Martin, Natalie Petesch, Michael Thelwell, Alice Walker, Diane Oliver, Zz Packer, Eudora Welty, Henry Dumas, James Baldwin Phd, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, R. V. Cassill, Lerone Bennett Jr., Joan Williams, James W. Thompson, John Updike, James Baldwin Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2006 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2799-0, ISBN: 0-8203-2799-9 "During the civil rights era, masses of people marched in the streets, boycotted stores, and registered to vote. Others challenged racism in ways more solitary but no less life changing. These twenty-three stories give a voice to the nameless, ordinary citizens without whom the movement would have failed. From bloody melees at public lunch counters to anxious musings at the family dinner table, the diverse experiences depicted in this an ..." |
 | | Bombingham(Unabridged) by Anthony Grooms, Narrator-Dion Graham Audio, Published 2002 by Recorded Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4025-2480-6, ISBN: 1-4025-2480-3 |
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