Leslie Anne Tarabella

For over a decade, Leslie Anne’s weekly newspaper column, Southern With a Gulf Coast Accent, covered the unique character of the changing South. Attempting to raise her children with old-fashioned manners while living in a frantic modern world, Leslie Anne’s stories struck a chord with audiences far beyond her home state of Alabama. Her books, The Majorettes are Back in Town, Exploding Hushpuppies, Bringing Christmas Home, and We Don’t Push in Fairhope, have brought laughter and tears to readers who love a good story about good food, loyal dogs and crazy relatives.