Meet Arlon Jay Staggs on Saturday, March 28th at Page & Palette! 

Stop by between 1-3PM to grab a coffee or a glass of wine and get a copy of Leta Pearl’s Love Biscuits signed. Come chat with the author and discover your next great read!

Leta Pearl’s Love Biscuits

It’s 1982 in Bailey Springs, Alabama, where Trudy has kept her head down since high school, when folks blamed her for ruining the life of star quarterback Jimmie Beaumont. Now engaged to a blue-blood politician, Haskel Moody, Trudy’s back in the spotlight—especially after taking a job teaching chemistry to save his campaign for mayor.

As Trudy encounters old high-school ghosts, she also confronts Coach Shug Meechum, whose laid-back charm and infuriating grin incite more than just her frustrations. Meanwhile, Trudy’s mother, Leta Pearl, has been giving some chemistry lessons of her own—slipping her mysterious love-inducing biscuits to the men in town.

In Bailey Springs, football, tradition, and appearances often mean more than the truth. So, when secret recipes are uncovered, and new desires collide with a long-buried tragedy, Trudy must decide if she’ll play by the rules—or risk everything for the life she wants.

A laugh-out-loud romp with a smidge of Southern magic, “Leta Pearl’s Love Biscuits” confirms that true love—like the best biscuits—takes a little heat to rise.

Arlon Jay Staggs

ARLON JAY STAGGS is a native of Florence, Alabama, and a Southern storyteller with deep roots, a sharp sense of humor, and a heart for connection. His essays and stories have appeared in The New York Times and December Magazine, and his novel Leta Pearl’s Love Biscuits is his debut work of fiction. He holds an MFA in fiction from the University of California, Riverside, a JD from the Mississippi College School of Law, and is an adjunct English professor at Northwest Florida State College. Arlon and his husband live in Inlet Beach, Florida.