Who This Author Is

Al Young has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1970 to 2007, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Heaven and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Creative Arts Book Co and Amer Audio Prose Library Inc.

Best Place To Start

Heaven

Creative Arts Book Co • 1992 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Creative Arts Book Co and Amer Audio Prose Library Inc

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Creative Arts Book Co and Amer Audio Prose Library Inc.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Heaven

    Creative Arts Book Co • 1992 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 360 pages.

  2. Sitting Pretty

    Creative Arts Book Co • 1986 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1986 • 272 pages.

  3. Snakes

    Creative Arts Book Co • 1981 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. Something About the Blues

    Sourcebooks Media Fusion • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 200 pages.

  5. STRAIGHT NO CHASER

    Creative Arts Book Co • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 26 pages.

  6. Conjugal Visits

    Creative Arts Book Co • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 40 pages.

  7. Who Is Angelina? (California Fiction)

    Univ of California Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 280 pages.

  8. Ploughshares Spring 1993

    Ploughshares Books • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 234 pages.

  9. Snakes : A Novel

    Holt, Rinehart and Winston • 1970 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1970 • 149 pages.

  10. A Brief Introduction and Anthology (Harpercollins

    Longman Pub Group • 1997 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 500 pages.

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