Sean Dietrich

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Sean Dietrich
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Born
Sean Paul Dietrich

(1982-12-29) December 29, 1982 (age 41)
Missouri
Years active2014-present
Website https://seandietrich.com/

Sean Dietrich, nicknamed "Sean of the South", is an American writer of books and newspaper columns. His focus is on the Southern United States and its people. [1]

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Dietrich was born in Missouri but after his father's suicide, when he was 12, [2] he moved with his family to Walton County, Florida, at age 14. He dropped out of school and worked construction and other jobs, then became a professional musician. After going back to school he discovered writing. He has published more than ten books (some of them self-published), and has written columns for the Mobile Press Register , Tallahassee Democrat , and The Bitter Southerner . [1] He lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and has gained a following, especially in Alabama (his wife Jamie is a chef from Brewton, Alabama [3] ) and identifies with its people. [4]

Since 2014 he has written a blog called "Sean of the South". [5] He writes a blog entry every day read by an estimated 125,000 people. Dietrich has written over 1,500 columns which have been published in seven books. Don Noble, professor of American literature and critic who reviewed Whistling Dixie, praised the funny and quirky titles and the uplifting spirit of the 500-word pieces, though he noted that one should read only one a day, "any more gets cloying". [6]

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Short story collections

Memoir

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References

  1. 1 2 Bryce, Morgan (March 2, 2018). "Acclaimed writer, columnist Sean Dietrich makes stop in Opelika Wednesday". Opelika Observer . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dietrich, Sean (May 19, 2019). "Dothan" . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Matthews, Michelle (February 19, 2018). "Writer Sean Dietrich and his wife, Jamie, keep it real on the road". The Birmingham News . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Law, Allison (27 February 2018). "Southern storyteller: 'Sean of the South' celebrates the good, the broken, the angels among us". Alabama Living. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ussery, Peggy (May 6, 2017). "'Sean of the South' writer keeps focus on those often overlooked". Dothan Eagle . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Noble, Don (May 18, 2018). "Whistling Dixie By Sean "Sean of the South" Dietrich". Alabama Public Radio . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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