Lee Smith | the official author website
Apr 18, 2023 · Lee Smith began writing stories at the age of nine and selling them for a nickel apiece. Since then, she has written seventeen works of fiction, including Fair and Tender Ladies, Oral History, Guests on Earth, and most recently, Blue Marlin and Silver Alert.
Lee Smith | The Author | At Home in Appalachia
Oral History is the virtual prototype of the modern Appalachian novel, but it is also the book that broke Lee Smith out of the regional mold. “Lee Smith,” says Guralnick, “is the latest in a long line of Southerners who transform the region’s voices …
Dimestore - Lee Smith
“In Lee Smith’s memoir, Dimestore, readers will gladly join her, finding her writing with the same lively spirit that has always informed her fiction. She never turns away from her Appalachian roots, revealing that remote region with discerning affection.” —Elizabeth Spencer, author of Starting Over “Lee Smith is an American master.
Works - Lee Smith
Last Girls Interview with Lee; The Last Girls: Book Discussion Questions; Articles. Brushes With Life; Dancing with the One That Brung You; Fiddling for Dollars; Lee Smith’s River Ride; My Town; Showing Up For Work; Together We Read; Short Story Collections. Cakewalk; Me and My Baby View the Eclipse; Mrs. Darcy Meets the Blue-Eyed Stranger ...
Short Story Collections - Lee Smith
Lee Smith, who published her first book of fiction 40 years ago, is as beloved a storyteller as exists in America. Now she collects fourteen short stories – seven brand new ones along with her favorite seven from her earlier collections.
Lee Smith | Bios
Lee Smith is a national treasure, pure and simple. The author of thirteen novels and four story collections, she added a memoir to her accomplishments last year with Dimestore , now out in paperback.
Novels - Lee Smith
Smith brings to [her work] an ear for speech and voice that most other writers can only envy.” -The New York Times Book Review “An authentic American saga, bittersweet as an Appalachian ballad, peopled with wonderfully vivid characters, so brilliantly constructed we never even notice the quilt-like artfulness of its design.
Lee Smith | Bios
About Lee Smith. Lee Smith began writing stories at the age of nine and selling them for a nickel apiece. Since then, she has written seventeen works of fiction, including Fair and Tender Ladies, Oral History, Guests on Earth, and most recently, Dimestore.
Guests on Earth - Lee Smith
Read “In Her Words,” Lee Smith’s essay about Guests on Earth.. In this mini-documentary Lee Smith talks about how Guests on Earth has been “waiting for me to write.” Watch the NC Now episode featuring Lee Smith’s interview with D. G. Martin, …
Lee Smith | Novels
New York Times best-selling author Lee Smith brings her masterful storytelling magic to this jewel of a novella that follows Jenny, an adventurous 13-year-old, down to Key West for a patched-up family vacation following the discovery of her father’s affair.