Bailey White McLeod, Erin Randall Authors, American--Georgia--Thomasville Women authors, American--Georgia--Thomasville Essayists--Georgia--Thomasville Radio journalists--Georgia--Thomasville Teachers--Georgia--Thomasville Women teachers--Georgia--Thomasville Elementary school teachers--Georgia--Thomasville White, Bailey Photograph of author and Georgia native Bailey White. Standing in her home, she wears a red-and-black striped tunic and faces forward. White first achieved popularity reading her local color essays on National Public Radio. Her distinctive, gravelly voice and her gift for portraying eccentric people and unusual situations with a gently self-deprecating wit won her a national following. White has published two essay collections (Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Sleeping at the Starlite Hotel) and one novel (Quite a Year for Plums), and her work has appeared as well in numerous periodicals. Her oral and written stories evoke a vivid picture of life in south Georgia. New Georgia Encyclopedia Color photographs http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-1823 http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-510 Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia Thomasville (Ga.) Thomas County (Ga.) Photograph by Erin Randall McLeod, New Georgia Encyclopedia.