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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Arkansas Sections of)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), best known by his pen na...
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Along Came a Cowboy
Along Came a Cowboy is a 2008 romance novel by Arkansas writer Christine Lynxwiler, the author of more than a ...
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Always
Always is a 1990 romance novel written by M. J. (Jodi) Morris (under the name Jo Morrison) and published by Ha...
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The Annunciation
Ellen Gilchrist’s first novel, The Annunciation, was published by Little, Brown in 1983. It followed her fir...
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Another Good Loving Blues
Another Good Loving Blues is a 1993 novel by African American writer Arthur Flowers, a native of Memphis, Tenn...
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Another Kind of Love
Another Kind of Love is a 1983 romance novel written by Mary Lynn Baxter and published by Silhouette Books (wh...
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The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks
“We begin with an ending.” The first sentence of Donald Harington’s 1975 novel The Architecture of the A...
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Arkansas [Book and Movie]
The book Arkansas is a debut novel by John Brandon that was originally released in 2008 by McSweeney’s Publi...
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Arkansas Assault (The Trailsman No. 263)
Arkansas Assault is a 2003 novel attributed to Jon Sharpe, no. 263 in the Trailsman series of short adult-them...
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Arkansas Kit; or The River Sprite’s Choice: A Tale of the Crowfoot Country
Arkansas Kit; or, The River Sprite’s Choice: A Tale of the Crowfoot Country by W. J. Hamilton, is a “dime ...
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Arkansas Special Agents
Arkansas Special Agents is a three-book series written by Maggie Wells (pen name for Margaret Ethridge) and pu...
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Arkansas Special Agents: Cyber Crime Division
Arkansas Special Agents: Cyber Crime Division is a three-book series by Little Rock (Pulaski County) novelist ...
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Arkansaw Bear: A Tale of Fanciful Adventure
The Arkansaw Bear: A Tale of Fanciful Adventure is a children’s story written by Albert Bigelow Paine in 189...
David Auburn (1969–)
David Auburn is a Tony Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright, screenwriter, and director b...
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August Lane
August Lane is a 2025 romance novel written by Regina Black of Little Rock (Pulaski County) and published by G...
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Bernie Babcock (1868–1962)
aka: Julia Burnelle Smade Babcock
In 1903, Julia Burnelle (Bernie) Smade Babcock became the first Ark...
Virgil Lyle Baker (1896–1974)
Virgil Lyle Baker was an author, playwright, director, and educator who served as a faculty member and departm...
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Bass Reeves Trilogy
The Bass Reeves Trilogy of historical fiction consists of Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves; Hell on the Bor...
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Bed and Breakup
Bed and Breakup is a 2025 romance novel by Little Rock (Pulaski County) native Susie Dumond and the first of h...
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Between Heaven and Hell
aka: Between Heaven and Hell
aka: The Day the Century Ended
Between Heaven and Hell is an American motion picture about combat ...
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Between the Sheets
Between the Sheets is a 2014 contemporary romance novel written by Molly Fader (under the name Molly O’Keefe...
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The Big Bear of Arkansas
“The Big Bear of Arkansas” by Thomas Bangs Thorpe is a prime example of Southwestern humor. The story and ...
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Big Doc's Girl
Published in 1942, Big Doc’s Girl is a novel written by Arkansas native Mary Medearis. The book is said to h...
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ReShonda Tate Billingsley (1969–)
ReShonda Tate Billingsley is a journalist, public speaker, publisher, editor, ghostwriter, and producer; howev...
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Black Swan Historical Romance Series
The Black Swan series is a trilogy of historical romance novels written by author Carolyn Brown, perhaps best ...
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Daniel Black (1965–)
Daniel Black is a nationally renowned, award-winning novelist. His works are inspired by African American life...
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Anita Blackmon (1892–1943)
aka: Anita Blackmon Smith
Anita Blackmon Smith was a prolific mystery author who wrote more t...
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Blessings of the Heart
Blessings of the Heart is a 2003 inspirational romance novel written by Valerie Hansen and published by Steepl...
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Bluesman
Bluesman is a graphic novel written by Rob Vollmar, with black-and-white art by Pablo G. Callejo. Originally s...
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Blytheville Comic Book Ban of 1954–1955
A national backlash against alleged violent and gory comic books led to an outright ban of such publications i...
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Roark Bradford (1896–1948)
Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford was a popular journalist, novelist, and short story writer of the twentieth c...
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Robbie Tilley Branscum (1934–1997)
Robbie Tilley Branscum gained fame as the award-winning author of books for older children. Her hardscrabble c...