Books by Paul Hemphill

“A Tiger Walk Through History: The Complete Story of Auburn Football From 1892 to the Tuberville Era”

“Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams”

“Lost in the Lights”

“Nobody’s Hero”

“The Ballad of Little River”

“Wheels”

“The Heart of the Game”

“Leaving Birmingham”

“King of the Road”

“Me and the Boy”

“The Sixkiller Chronicles”

“Too Old to Cry”

“Long Gone”

“The Good Old Boys”

“Mayor: Notes on the Sixties” --- the autobiography of Ivan Allen Jr.

“The Nashville Sound”

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Paul Hemphill - 1936-2009: Atlanta writer focused on the blue-collar South

Paul Hemphill added to Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame in 2021

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