About the Author

 Ken Burger is a native of Allendale, S.C., and a graduate of the University of Georgia. He joined The Post and Courier in 1984 and served as the paper's Washington, D.C., correspondent in the mid-1980s. From 1988 until 2008, Burger was executive sports editor and wrote an award-winning sports column. He was hailed as one of the country's best sports columnist by the Associated Press three times. He won numerous writing awards in South Carolina and was honored as S.C. Journalist of the Year in 1996. Burger published his first novel, Swallow Savannah, in 2008. He began writing a metro column for The Post and Courier in January 2009. Burger published his second novel, Sister Santee, in 2010.

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Baptized in Sweet Tea: A Collection of Ken Burger's Columns Celebrating the South 

With photography by David Gentry

"Baptized in Sweet Tea is written with the warmth and wit of a southern storyteller at his best. Ken Burger's collection of columns are filled with unforgettable images, incidents, and people from different aspects of southern culture. I recommend that you sit on the porch with this book and a glass of sweet tea and enjoy every word." - Mary Alice Monroe, NYT Best-selling author.

ISBN #: 978-0-9834457-2-2

PRICE: $21.95 (plus tax & shipping/handling)