Don Noble is an Alabama writer and literary critic. He is host of the long-running

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author interview program ''Bookmark'', the book reviewer for Alabama Public Radio, and a professor emeritus of English at the

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Education and career

Noble earned bachelor’s and master’s in English at University at Albany, SUNY. He then earned a doctorate in Southern literature at the

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. He relocated to Tuscaloosa in 1969 and taught American literature at the

until 2001. In addition to his teaching career, Noble is the author of numerous works of literary criticism, including books about

Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016) was an American novelist whose 1960 novel ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. She assisted her close friend Truman ...

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, and

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. He has also edited anthologies of fiction, including one with his wife Jennifer Horne, a past Poet Laureate of Alabama. In 2023, he began a podcast titled "Alabama Aloud" that presents humorous short fiction by writers from the state. Noble has served on the boards of the

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, the Alabama Writers' Forum, and the Alabama School for the Fine Arts.

Awards

His awards include a regional Emmy for Achievement in Screenwriting with Brent Davis for a documentary on Alabama writer

William Bradford Huie William Bradford Huie (November 13, 1910 – November 20, 1986) was an American writer, investigative reporter, editor, national lecturer, and television host. His credits include 21 books that sold over 30 million copies worldwide. In addition t ...

. Noble was the recipient of the 2000 Eugene Current-Garcia Award, the 2013 Wayne Greenhaw Service Award from the Alabama Humanities Alliance, and the 2017 Governor’s Arts Award given by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Personal life

Horne is married to poet and writer Jennifer Horne, a former Poet Laureate of Alabama. They live in

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Published works

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References

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