Who This Author Is

Nanci Kincaid has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 5 catalog-linked books across 1998 to 2009, 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 Balls: A Novel and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Bantam Dell Pub Group and Little, Brown and Co.

Best Place To Start

Balls: A Novel

Bantam Dell Pub Group • 1999 • 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 Bantam Dell Pub Group and Little, Brown and Co.

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 1998 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Bantam Dell Pub Group and Little, Brown and Co.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Balls: A Novel

    Bantam Dell Pub Group • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 412 pages.

  2. Pretending the Bed Is a Raft

    Bantam Dell Pub Group • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 241 pages.

  3. Crossing Blood (Deep South Books)

    Univ of Alabama Pr • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 285 pages.

  4. Balls

    Workman Pub Co • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 396 pages.

  5. Eat, drink, and be from Mississippi

    Little, Brown and Co. • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

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