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Friendly City Books

Columbus, MS

Woman-Owned

Friendly City Books is dedicated to celebrating Mississippi’s rich literary culture by establishing an independent bookstore and press in the historic downtown of Columbus, a college town known as The Friendly City.

Mississippi Authors

Our state's vibrant literary community is unlike any other. This playlist features some of our favorite Mississippi...

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The Barn by Wright Thompson
The Barn
Wright Thompson
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Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Let Us Descend
Jesmyn Ward
Beautiful Dreamers by Minrose Gwin
Beautiful Dreamers
Minrose Gwin
Salvage This World by Michael Farris Smith
Salvage This World
Michael Farris Smith
On sale
The Queen City Detective Agency by Snowden Wright
The Queen City Detective Agency
Snowden Wright
Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins
Don't Let the Devil Ride
Ace Atkins
On sale
Biography of X : A Novel by Catherine Lacey
Biography of X : A Novel
Catherine Lacey
The Weeds by Katy Simpson Smith
The Weeds
Katy Simpson Smith
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Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
Memorial Drive
Natasha Trethewey
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Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Heavy
Kiese Laymon
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The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward
The Fire This Time
Jesmyn Ward
The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian
The Girls in the Stilt House
Kelly Mustian
When Evil Lived in Laurel by Curtis Wilkie
When Evil Lived in Laurel
Curtis Wilkie
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Tom Franklin
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty
One Writer's Beginnings
Eudora Welty
Some Go Home by Odie Lindsey
Some Go Home
Odie Lindsey
The Deepest South of All by Richard Grant
The Deepest South of All
Richard Grant
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