Welcome to the World, Baby Girl by Fannie Flagg ISBN 13: 9780375403774

Fannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at age nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in television, films, and the theater. Her first novel, Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man , spent ten weeks on The New York Times paperback bestseller list, and her second novel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe , spent thirty-six weeks on the same list. It was produced by Universal Pictures as the feature film   Fried Green Tomatoes . Flagg's script was nominated for both the Academy and Writers Guild of America awards, and won the highly regarded Scripters Award. Fannie Flagg narrated both novels on audiotape and received a Grammy Award nomination for best spoken word. Flagg lives in Montecito, California.