The William Alexander Percy Memorial Library is the home of an exhibit honoring the rich literary heritage of Greenville. The exhibit includes books and manuscripts from many Greenville Writers.
| Featured Writers |
| Charles G. Bell David C. Berry Betty Werlein Carter Hodding Carter Hodding Carter, III Philip D. Carter | David L. Cohn Ellen Douglas Shelby Foote Brooks Haxton Angela Jackson Bern Keating Kate Keating | Beverly Lowry Walker Percy William Alexander Percy Jessie Rosenburg Schell Caroline Stern Ben Wasson |
“Greenville would be interesting to study. Greenville, Mississippi has produced more published writers, for example, than Memphis, Tennessee, which is many times its size.” – Shelby Foote