Available February

Georgia/ Regional

160 pages, 6 x 81/2

978-0-86554-873-2, P252

$16.00t, Paper

Illustrated

Cotton, Cornbread, and Conversations
Adventures in Central Georgia

Suzanne Lawler

An introduction to the fascinating people and places of Central Georgia

Every city has its charm, every county has its character, and every neighborhood has its nuances. In Central Georgia, you don’t have to go far to find an adventure.

This collection of stories and adventures has been gathered from glimpses of billboards, travels on many roads, conversations with friends, and encounters with some of the most interesting individuals and places in Central Georgia. Veteran 13WMAZ TV News Journalist Suzanne Lawler takes you along on her adventures through a farm in Haddock dedicated to herbs; a Noveau-European restaurant in Forsyth; and a Macon restaurant that serves up world-famous hot dogs.

Talking with these people and hearing their stories you’ll learn what makes Georgia unique. You’ll also learn that each of these characters loves his own special pursuit whether it’s the unlikely folk celebrating the redneck way of life in Dublin, a Sparta man with the self-proclaimed “smallest winery in the South,” or a group of cowboys and cowgirls in Twiggs County who simulate
old Hollywood gunfights.

Some stories are quirky, others will touch your heart, but all of them will prove to be about or of places you’ll want to visit and friends you want to make. Cotton, Cornbread, and Conversations will leave you eager to explore this place that so many call home.

Suzanne Lawler is a native Floridian. In St. Petersburg, her grandfather would often take her and her brother to a cavernous downtown bookstore and let them spend ten dollars apiece. Through these childhood adventures, she developed a love of books. For the last ten years, Suzanne has called Central Georgia home. She is an anchor and reporter for 13WMAZ Eyewitness News.

Other Titles of Interest

Civil War Macon

Cotton, Fire, and Dreams: The Robert Findley Iron Works and Heavy Industry in Macon, Georgia, 1839–1912