Frye Gaillard

Frye Gaillard, writer in residence at the University of South Alabama, is the author of more than 30 books. His two most recent titles, “The Southernization of America,” co-authored with Cynthia Tucker, and “A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s,” were named by NPR to its list of Best Books for 2022 and 2018, respectively. His other award-winning titles include “Watermelon Wine: The Spirit of Country Music,” and “The Dream Long Deferred.” Gaillard’s byline has appeared in such publications as The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Bitter Southerner, The Oxford American, The Journal of American History, and Parade.