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Alexander Blevens is an award-winning historical fiction author. His latest novel, Arkansas Black, bridges Western and Southern genres and won the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. He writes emotionally resonant stories of family bonds, hardship, moral choice, and character, all grounded in accurate historical settings.
An Air Force veteran, retired orthopaedic surgeon, and public speaker, he found his voice as a writer later in life. He has appeared on public radio, national author panels, at regional book festivals and book clubs, and at local library events.
Raised in California, he now makes his home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where he lives and writes with his wife, a Southern belle from New Orleans.

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Award-winning Historical Fiction

Arkansas Black continues to rack up awards for best historical fiction. Read what all the buzz is about at AlexanderBlevens.com
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" Thank you for your generous review. I hope you enjoy Bycatch as well. "
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I read this book to fulfill a reading challenge and really enjoyed it. Enjoyed reading about this era and the struggles they endured as farmers and family members. Our ancestors from back then were so strong. This author had another b" Read more of this review »
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" Thank you for reading Arkansas Black. I'm happy you enjoyed the "back of the book" extras. I debated adding them, but I'm glad I did for folks like yo ...more "
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"This book was excellent. It’s the one I’ll recommend at my “Share what you’ve read recently ‘Reading Tribe’ “ get together.
The story was good, sad, powerful and interesting - but don’t miss the nonfiction Extras at the end of the book for an insight " Read more of this review »
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The Witch of Sonora by Johnnie Bernhard
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South-of-the-border mysticism meets pure homegrown evil on the wide-open landscape of South Texas. With raw, lyrical intensity, Johnnie Bernhard exposes the dark side of human trafficking mixed with ruthless cartels and the ghoulish rituals of a Cari ...more
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Quilt City by Bruce  Leonard
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Wrap yourself up with Hadley Carroll in this cozy mystery. Bruce Leonard does not disappoint!
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Monthly Challenges: This topic has been closed to new comments. January 2026 COMPLETED Tasks 38 10 Jan 31, 2026 09:12PM  
Carl Hiaasen
“My roommate is a 240-pound homicidal hermit. For dinner he’s fixing me a dead fox he scraped off the highway near Ponchatoula, and after that we’re taking a leaky tin boat out on a windy lake to spy on some semi-retarded fishermen. Don’t you wish you were here?”
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“caught between two worlds—and for another living in purgatory for centuries.”
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Alexander Blevens Hey Friends,
I started a new Goodreads Book List called "Books Set in Biloxi." The Biloxi area is so unique, with rich cultural and geographic history, that many authors (including me) have chosen it as a setting. Please visit this list and add your favorite Biloxi titles, fiction and non-fiction.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/create...


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