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Entry deadline is May 20.įirst prize is three days and two nights at Buffett’s Margaritaville resort in Pensacola, Fla.

York said Buffett won’t perform here, but the committee will pursue an author visit.īased on the format of the book, the committee decided to sponsor a Gadsden Reads short story contest, “Tales from the Bottom of My Glass Short Story Contest.” Entrants 18 and older will have to write a short story using a Buffett song as their inspiration. With his daughter, Savannah Jane Buffett, he co-wrote two children’s books, “The Jolly Mon” and “Trouble Dolls.” His latest novel, “Swine Not?,” was released in 2008.

Another book, “A Pirate Looks at 50,” debuted at the top of The Times’ Non-Fiction Best Seller List. “Tales from Margaritaville” and two other Buffett books, “Where Is Joe Merchant?” and “A Salty Piece of Land,” made The New York Times Best Seller List. “Below the surface, it is a book that touches on some very serious subjects: religion, racism, spiritualism.” “On the surface, it is an entertaining collection of fictional and non-fictional short stories about drifters and dreamers … and occasionally, football,” she said. Buffett’s ‘Tales From Margaritaville’ fits both bills. “We were looking for an appealing book that would tie in with Alabama Tourism’s Year of Music - something fun and light that still had some serious underlying topics,” said Carol York, outreach coordinator for the Gadsden Public Library and a member of the Gadsden Reads committee.