Just finished this book. I'm a 41 year old woman had me in tears

This book is extraordinary - get it today!!!

One of my favorite books of all time. Thank you I enjoyed this book my whole life. I go back every few years and still find enjoyment. The characters come to life for me.

Sonny Brewer. Blue Moon Cafe collections!! genuis

Michael White, Sonny Brewer and genius William Gay. Thank you all

My favorite book.

Thank you for writing this incredible book, Mr. McCammon. I finished it last night and cried bittersweet tears. I bought a paperback copy online on a used books site. I feel lucky to have experienced the joy and magic of this sublime read. I wish my mother was alive to read Boy's Life, as she would have adored it as I did. This will forever be on my shelf and I know I will revisit Cory, Rebel, The Lady, Vernon, The Candystick Kid, the beast from the Lost World, Old Moses, Princey, Franklin... gosh I could go on all day. Thank you for the magical journey.

This is probably my favorite book of all time.

I bought it when it first came out. Lots of great books. But this really is a fantastic read. The audiobook is a good.

Have a Coke and a signature 😅. Thanks for sharing.

Can you guys shoot video (if he does a reading) and post it like you did with King of Shadows? I can't be there but I don't want to miss it 😀

I wish I hadnt moved so far away, or I would be there.

I would ❤ to win the cane, but even more, I would love to have the opportunity to meet you and say Thank You in person for the many hours of reading you have enhanced my life with.

One of my all time favorites! Amazing storytelling.

My favorite writer ever! The best.

I have Ians trilogy set and have read them twice and I'll read them again in the near future I'm sure. Great books, full of info and very easy to read. I found it hard to put the books down once I started to read. I also have Rick Atkinsons three book trilogy and have read them twice. I have about 70 books on WW2 and I go through and read them through and then start over. Keep up the good work Ian, really enjoy your books.

The interviewer here is a little too Southern-fried for my taste, but I enjoyed the video. Mr. Toll's Pacific War trilogy is a fine history, and a very good read.

Your best book, bought firat edition when it came out. Ok...i loved Wolf's Hour almost as much. Nazis and werewolves? Yes.

Just discovered your books, Mr. Bragg. Listened to Where I Come From (twice so far). A heartwarming thank you from one southern girl (old woman!) for making my life better through your stories (which stories often mimic my own). 🫶

Best author!

Love ❤️ this guy

Ron Rash is an amazing person. I’ve taken three courses from him, and they were the best classes I’ve ever taken in my life! He’s a truly inspirational professor and such a wonderful writer. It was so nice to see this interview. I definitely miss being in his presence. A truly remarkable person.

If y'all wonder what a real Alabama accent used to sound like-- this is a great example.

I legit read this every couple of years lol.

I pictured the kid in St. Vincent (Jaeden Leiberher) as Cory while reading Boy's Life. Would make an enjoyable film.

What an incredible story, I enjoyed the book very much. It blows my mind to read about the many unfathomable things our troops went through to rid the world of tyranny not even 100 years ago. The bravery of all these men is unparalleled. Thank you for your service Henry!

Robert McCammon is an extraordinary talent. Read Swan Song years ago. Discovered the Matthew Corbett novels by accident on Audible. Amazing work and the narrator is absolutely perfect. Talk about immersive.

Just finished reading this, my first McCammon novel and wow his writing style is amazing! Also Corbett was such a smart and profound character I agree that I would also want to hear more of him. Damn reading is so fun, I love this shit!!! 📚

I m a big Rick Bragg fan, and own this book and pretty near all of his books, appreciate and watched your interview with him and thoroughly enjoyed it as I’m sure you did as well. Hope he’s got more books in him as I and many others really enjoy his style and misadventures and can relate… Bill!

By the way that is a much younger Frank Broyles. Great coach in his own right. Coached Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones to a national title in Arkansas.

"If they stay in bounds, Leroy'll get 'em." - Coach Bryant.

And then came Nick Saban

I met Rick when I was a Junior in high school. He came to speak at The University of North Alabama. I was in awe of him. At the time I was a teenager and told him I wanted to write a book as well. He signed a note saying “for Isabella, write it.” It’s been about 8 years since then. I started working on my book this month. I will always love Alabama authors like Rick who paved the way for all of us.

What a writer Rick Bragg is!! So glad I discovered his books!

i have a signed book he gave to me he told me his story too

I just read Speckled Beauty and loved it. I was so glad to find this interview with Speck.

What a lovely lady and a treasure. I found her out by watching a video by my good friend Ron Carlson that has the Faces of the Forgotten about the Grancer Harrison story.

The best team he ever had see they lost but they won 35 players that's impossible 3 years later they rolled into Austin 8 -0-1 and beat Texas and woon the south west conferece

Came across this interview this holiday season, what a gift to me, who has really enjoyed the fruits of Rick’s penmanship( or Typing ability), Hope he keeps on producing more page turners for a long, long time!

Most thrilling and best book of the genre I have ever read. One of the best books for any genre that I have read. I hope to see a film of it made before I die.

OK...this was a great video...but I feel like I want clarification of something Mr. Toll said. He commented that just before December 7, 1941, the isolationists were getting stronger, and I really want to know more about why he would make that argument. We know the isolationists held sway in the election of 1940, but immediately after being elected, FDR went on a major public relation offensive to get Americans to support more US participation...he gave his "Arsenal of Democracy" talk in December of 1940. According to the polling data I have seen, Americans had come around significantly to accepting the need for war, with 70 percent in November saying that it was more important to defeat Nazism than it was for the US to stay out of war. So I wonder what evidence Mr. Toll uses for his contention that US isolationist ideas were somehow on the rise in late 1941?

Netflix or HBO max needs to make this into a series

I wanted to hear this but can’t get past the interviewer yelling. It’s like when telephones came along and people making long distance calls thought they had yell. Calm down.

I wanted to hear this but the interviewer is yelling like people did when telephones came into use. They thought they had to yell on long distance calls.

Very nice, clean and organized shop!! Hi from Texas

Well done and well said|! Thank you ~

If only bear could have put those nasty cigarettes down. He had so much more in his mind but his body gave out.

Bama seems to have an act for nailing down the best coached...

There are quite a few books by this author that are good. Obviously, Swan Song--a book that many compare to King's, The Stand but which I think is a much better book because in places where King was not able to write scenes, between Mother Abigail and Flagg for example. His other wonderful reads are Wolf's Hour (werewolves in WW2), Night Boat (haunted German sub), and especially, Boy's Life. I will not tell you anything about Boy's Life only that it is a MUST read. Wonderfully written and it leaves a lingering memory that you will never forget.

I loved the book.