Southern writer and folklorist Kelly Kazek’s collection of eerie and enigmatic Alabama ghost stories

Kelly Kazek is an award-winning journalist, humor columnist, and author who writes about Southern culture. She has written books for children and adults, including Y is For Y’all: A Book of Southern ABCs, Southern Thesaurus: For When You’re Plumb Out of Things to Sayand A Guide to the South’s Quirkiest Roadside Attractions. She lives near Huntsville, Alabama.

Sarah Cotton is a Louisiana native and former student at New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. She graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA and an MFA.

“The natural environment, speech, and culture in Some Nightmares Are Real reflect an Alabama world that will captivate young readers.” —Emily Blejwas, author of The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods and executive director of the Alabama Folklife Association