Katherine Graham, Lauren Bacall, Gore Vidal, John Huston, John Knowles, and many other familiars of the writer follow his life and career, from his Southern childhood to his precipitate decline, in an entertaining oral biography. Tour. (view table of contents)

Inspired by the author's memories of his boyhood in rural Alabama, a trio of holiday stories--'A Christmas Memory,' 'The Thanksgiving Visitor,' and 'One Christmas--describes a boy's relationship with his elderly cousin and alcoholic father and the indelible holiday memories they provided him, in a new gift edition of the holiday classic. Reissue. 35,000 first printing.

An account of the senseless murder of a Kansas farm family and the search for the killers

Set in a small Southern town in the 1930s, a classic work follows the story of three endearing misfits, including an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies who take up residence in a tree house. Reprint.

Describes a boy's childhood trip to New Orleans to spend one Christmas with his alcoholic father

Stories based on real life individuals and situations deal with a Creole aristocrat, a mysterious killer who notifies his targeted victims, a man's obsession for a twelve-year-old girl he has never met, and a young writer encountering his subjects

The tale of a fun-loving, amoral playgirl in New York City is accompanied by 'House of Flowers,' 'A Diamond Guitar,' and 'A Christmas Memory'

The protagonists of these nine short stories learn to accept the harsh loneliness of life