All Over But the Shoutin’ is a memoir written by Rick Bragg. It chronicles Bragg’s childhood growing up in rural Alabama in the 1970s. His father was an abusive alcoholic who would often disappear for days at a time, leaving Bragg and his siblings to fend for themselves. Despite the challenges he faced, Bragg was able to graduate from high school and eventually attend the University of Alabama on a journalism scholarship.After college, Bragg began working for The New York Times and won a Pulitzer Prize for his work covering the 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta. He has also written several other books, including Ava’s Man and The Prince of Frogtown.All Over But the Shoutin’ is an inspiring story of overcoming the odds and achieving success against all odds. Bragg’s writing is honest and engaging, and readers will be rooting for him from start to finish.