
Robert Inman is a native of Elba and he graduated from the University of Alabama with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He worked in Montgomery for WSFA-TV and also served as press secretary for Governor Albert Brewer. He received many awards as a television journalist and was named Outstanding Alumnus of Broadcast and Film Communication by the University of Alabama. He also won first prize for fiction from the Birmingham Festival of Arts.
Robert Inman is one of only 2 authors in the country to have three titles selected for the BookSense List, chosen by America's independent booksellers as the very best. Robert Inman's titles include the following:
The Christmas Bus
Captain Saturday
Coming Home
No Hiding Place
Dairy Queen Days
Old Dogs and Children
Home Fires Burning