Good stories
for good people.
New release now available!
Author of We Don't Push in Fairhope. Good stories for good people.
On Sale October 8, 2024
About the Book
We Don't Push in Fairhope is a delightful collection of humorous and heartwarming tales of the people and places that make Fairhope, Alabama, unique. Ranked as a #1 Bestseller by Amazon in both travel and Southern humor categories, this book has struck a chord with people from all areas, not just the South, proving the love for home is universal.
A mix of travelogue and memoir, We Don't Push in Fairhope provides readers with an inside glimpse of a small town with quirky folks, walking school busses, costume-wearing dogs and kind people who would never push.
About Leslie Anne
With humor, charm and a tug at your heartstrings, author Leslie Anne Tarabella will give you a story that makes you smile.
Latest Blog Posts
A gathering of writers
Above, you’ll see author, editor and publisher, Sonny Brewer, and his little friend Bobby, along with singer/songwriter Grayson Capps and the 2025 Truman Capote Award winner, Suzanne Hudson. And yes, they are all from Fairhope. I’m not sure who took this photo – I found it on Suzanne’s facebook page. My…
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Bless His Heart (and shoulder)
The latest status symbol amongst mature men is a black arm sling. It signifies a life of daring action, with rotator cuff surgery proclaiming to the world that they are, quite literally, movers and shakers. Our list of injured friends includes former football players, tennis champs, golf pros—and now, my husband.…
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Scenic98Coastal
If there was ever a publication that speaks my language, it’s the Scenic 98 Coastal website. Founding editor Zeb Hargett and his staff highlight stories that celebrate the Gulf Coast region of South Alabama and North West Florida — or in otherwords, my home. Since my latest book also covers this…
Read MorePraise for Leslie Anne's Writing
Leslie Anne’s writing is like potato chips because when I read her stories I can’t put the book down.
I keep reading another
and another.
—Andy Andrews, NYT bestselling author
It’s as if Erma Bombeck met Scarlett O’Hara and raised an orphan writer on the Florida Panhandle then sent her to South Alabama.
—Alan Samry
Leslie Anne’s writing is rather calming, the kind of calm that goes with fasting from social media… and listening to Dolly Parton or Debussy.
—Bruce Collier, editor,
DeFuniak Herald
'Bout to be laughing out loud to Leslie Anne Tarabella's Exploding Hushpuppies, 'cause there's nobody funnier than a Southern girl! I chuckled so hard at your
ice maker story!
—3 friends and a fork blog
There’s a bit of eccentricity and craziness...
—The Beach Herald
Laughed and cried at the
same time. Leslie Anne is a wonderful writer and a superb teller of Southern Tales showing her subjects with great empathy and humor.
You will love her stories!
—Chris D.
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