Fannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at age nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in television, films, and the theater. Her first novel, Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, was a New York Times bestseller, as was Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, which was produced by Universal Pictures as Fried Green Tomatoes. Ms. Flagg’s script was nominated for both and won the highly regarded Scripters Award. Her acclaimed novel, Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, is also a New York Times bestseller.