Paging all book-lovers: 3 Auburn authors you’ll want to check out

Auburn’s community is an environment rich with book-lovers and authors alike. We’ve collected a short list of three Auburn authors you won’t want to miss out on reading!

Rachel Hawkins

Rachel Hawkins has written suspense, romance and YA novels and has been published in more than twenty countries. Hawkins, who also operates under the pen name Erin Sterling, is the New York Times best-selling author of The Wife Upstairs. Hawkins’ Reckless Girls, a thriller released in 2022, was also featured on the New York Times list. Hawkins has written suspense, romance and YA novels. 

Some other popular Hawkins titles include: the Hex Hall series (2010-2013), Her Royal Highness (2019), The Villa (2023), and most recently, The Heiress (2024). 

Hawkins attended Auburn University, where she studied gender and sexuality in Victorian literature. She currently resides in Auburn with her family and has partaken in several author events at Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers. 

To learn more about Rachel Hawkins, you can visit her website here. 

Anton DiSclafani

Anton DiSclafani is the author of the New York Times best-selling book, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls (2013). The book was also an Indie Next pick and bestseller, a finalist for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize and was named a most anticipated book of the summer by The Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly.

DiSclafani’s latest book, The After Party (2016), received praise from the New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, O, The Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and more. 

DiSclafani received her BA from Emory University before proceeding to get her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. She presently resides in Auburn, where she is an associate professor at Auburn University. 

To learn more about Anton DiSclafani, you can visit her website here. 

Sam Hendrix

Sam Hendrix is the author of the encyclopedic book titled Auburn: A History in Street Names (2021). As its name suggests, the book includes the history behind Auburn’s street names. It also features lesser known stories about the Auburn community. 

Proceeds from Hendrix’s sales fund an endowment at Auburn University—providing local youth with the opportunity to receive academic camp scholarships for Auburn Youth Programs. 

Hendrix retired from Auburn University in 2013 after a career in public relations and development. 

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