Books
Bobby Morrison’s books come from real ground and real memory. They carry the feel of North Carolina backroads, church-centered community life, and the kind of lessons you do not forget. If you love stories that tell the truth without showing off, you are in the right place.
Bama Boy
Bama Boy begins on a sharecropper’s farm in North Carolina and follows the author’s early life through the turning points that shaped him. It is a story of Americana, coming of age, and personal achievement, told with honesty and restraint. This is a memoir about progress, the kind you earn quietly, one choice at a time.
Highlights
- Humble beginnings on a sharecropper’s farm in North Carolina
- A coming of age journey grounded in family, work, and perseverance
- A story of personal achievement told without exaggeration
Tales From Piney Grove
Tales From Piney Grove is a coming of age, regional account of Black Americana that captures tradition and social change through story. Piney Grove is a small community of about 200 people, centered around a church, and it carries a name that is a bit of a misnomer because there are no pine trees there. The book is framed by a Prelude that walks you through the community’s history and customs, and an Epilogue that returns decades later with a simple truth, you can go home again, even when the world you knew has moved on.
The Tales are filled with amusing, sometimes bizarre, always unforgettable characters, and Bobby’s voice stays steady throughout. He never judges the people he writes about. He simply brings them to life and lets you see the good and the bad mingled together, the way it is in every real place.
Highlights
- A portrait of Piney Grove, its customs, history, and people
- Vivid character driven stories full of humor and heart
- A look at social change, including the shift from sharecropping to factory jobs
- A closing story that shows the community transforming as industry arrives
These stories are personal. They come from the place that raised me and the people who shaped me. If you see your own family in these pages, or your own hometown, I hope it feels like being understood.