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Mark Childress (born 1957) is an American novelist and Southern writer.


Biography

Born in Monroeville, Alabama, Childress grew up in
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. He is a member of the Mallet Assembly at the
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. In 1978, he was a reporter for ''
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'', Features Editor of ''
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''. A former resident of
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and New York, he lives in
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. Childress appeared in every articles, including ''
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'', the ''Saturday Review'', the ''
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'', '' Travel and Leisure'', and other national and international publications. His novel, '' Crazy in Alabama'', was published on July 22, 1993. It was adapted into
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' directorial debut film. He wrote three picture books for children: ''Joshua and Bigtooth'',Childress, M. (1992). ''Joshua and Bigtooth''. New York:
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''Joshua and the Big Bad Blue Crabs'',Childress, M. & Brown, M. B. (1995). ''Joshua and the Big Bad Blue Crabs''. New York:
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and ''Henry Bobbity Is Missing And It Is All Billy Bobbity's Fault''.Childress, M. (1996). ''Henry Bobbity Is Missing And It Is All Billy Bobbity's Fault''. Birmingham, AL: Crane Hill Publishers.


Awards

Childress won the Thomas Wolfe Award, the
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's Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Alabama Library Association's Writer of the Year. ''Tender'', a
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and Doubleday Book Club selection, was named to several Ten Best of 1990 lists, and appeared on many national bestseller lists. ''Crazy in Alabama'' was selected by the
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on many bestseller lists and Ten Best of 1993 lists. The novel was The (London) Spectator's "Book of the Year" for 1993 and a ''
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'' "Notable Book of the Year", and was on the ''
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'' bestseller list in Germany for ten months. The film adaptation premiered at the
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and San Sebastian International Film Festival. ''One Mississippi'' was a summer reading selection of Good Morning America, '' O: The Oprah Magazine'', ''
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'', and the ''
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'', and was nominated for the Southeastern Independent Booksellers Association's "Book of the Year" award.
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named ''One Mississippi'' as #3 on his list of the "Ten Best Books of 2006" in Entertainment Weekly.


Bibliography

* ''A World Made of Fire''Childress, M. (1984). ''A World Made of Fire''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. * ''V for Victor''Childress, M. (1988). ''V for Victor''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. * ''Tender''Childress, M. (1990). ''Tender''. New York:
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* '' Crazy in Alabama''Childress, M. (1993). ''Crazy in Alabama''. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. * ''Gone for Good''Childress, M. (1998). ''Gone for Good''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. * ''One Mississippi''Childress, M. (2006). ''One Mississippi''. New York:
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* ''Georgia Bottoms''Childress, M. (2011). ''Georgia Bottoms''. New York:
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References


External links


Official site
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