As my new novel, Center of Gravity, is set in Mobile, Ala., I’d love for everyone to experience a bit of the flavor that surrounds our wonderful Port City. 
Like many folks who live in the Deep South, we’ve all experienced blistering hot summer afternoons or gorgeous December days, but here’s a list that centers only on in Mobile, Ala.
If you live in or around the Port City, it’s likely that you have:
1. Caught beads at one of the city’s many Mardi Gras parades
2. Come to a standstill in the Bayway or Causeway traffic crossing Mobile Bay
2. Attended a crawfish boil, complete with corn on the cob and potatoes
3
. Politely explained that Mobile is pronounced “Moh-beel”
4. Taken a walk or run around Spring Hill College’s lovely campus
5. Honked your car horn inside the Bankhead tunnel
6. Visited the U.S.S. Alabama Battleship
7. Sipped on a cocktail or cold drink somewhere along Dauphin Street
8. Grabbed a burger at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club or a hotdog at the Dew Drop Inn
9. Taken your child to the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
10. Driven to Dauphin Island, Ala. or Fairhope to watch the sunset.
And … it’s likely that you’ve watched the “MoonPie Over Mobile” drop on New Year’s Eve from the streets of downtown or the comfort of your own home!
Anything you’d like to add to the list?
xo, Laura
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In stores & online everywhere July 14
I don’t want to push my life along at a more hectic pace but I’m waiting for your book and July 14, also Bastile Day, and my eldest son’s birthday. I wish you great success with the new book.
Thank you, Robert! Hope you can make the Page & Palette signing in Fairhope July 23rd!