The Alabama Writers’ Forum
The Alabama Writers’ Forum, a partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, works to cultivate our state’s literary culture. We do that through supporting writers at all stages. We encourage our young writers to find their creative voice through the Father Goose Poetry Festival for Kids!–and through our Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards. We support the work of our state’s literary community through our Alabama Authors Directory, First Draft magazine, and other programming and opportunities for writers across the state. And we celebrate our state’s rich literary legacy through the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. We are, above all, a community of writers united by our desire to advance the literary arts in Alabama. If that describes you — join us! There are many ways to get involved.
Doggone Bones
Doggone Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery By Carolyn Haines Minotaur Books, 2025 Hardcover: $28.00 Genre: Fiction/Mystery and Detective/Cozy Reviewed by Lisa Harrison Carolyn Haines fans have a thoughtful chew-treat of a tale in store in her new release, Doggone Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery. Taking center stage in this rollicking whodunit are Sweetie Pie and Chablis, the beloved canine companions of Southern sleuth extraordinaire Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner in the Delaney Detective agency, Tinkie Bellchase Richmond. When a local psychic begs Sarah Booth to take on the case of a dog napping, the detective assumes the situation will fit the typical profile of a revenge prank against the pup’s owner, an outspoken activist who has made several enemies with her frequent op-eds questioning the ethics of local officials. But there is also the possibility that something more sinister could be in play: a dog fighting ring or criminals stealing pets to sell to medical research labs. As the initial crime is followed by a string of similar dog thefts, Sarah Booth and [...]
