Writing Credits
Books
For more detailed descriptions of David Selby's books, including ordering information, please visit the Books section of the site.
| Title | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|
| A Casualty of Indifference | Fiction | 2019 |
| Light and Shadows | Poetry/Photos | 2015 |
| Promises of Love | Fiction | 2015 |
| The Blue Door | Fiction | 2010 |
| My Shadowed Past | Memoir/Photos | 2010 |
| Lincoln's Better Angel | Fiction | 2007 |
| A Better Place | Memoir/Social Commentary | 2005 |
| Happenstance | Poetry | 2001 |
| My Mother's Autumn | Poetry | 2000 |
| In and Out of the Shadows | Poetry/Photos | 1999 |
Plays
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| An Appalachia Tragedy | Staged reading in Charleston, WV in 2010 |
| Final Assault | Performed in 2003 in Charleston, WV. Directed by his son, Jamison Selby. Staged reading at Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights in 2004 |
| Lincoln and James | David appeared in the role of Abraham Lincoln in performances in New York, NY, Charleston, WV, and Washington, D.C. in 1997-1999. |
| Where's Nova Scotia? | Staged reading in 1998 |
Articles and Opinion Pieces
"Twilight at the White House." Rev. of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, by Seth Grahame-Smith. America's Civil War Nov. 2010: 62-64.
"Obama Embodies Our Hope of Mending Fences." Editorial. Sunday Gazette-Mail (Charleston, WV) 19 Oct. 2008.
"The Mythology of West Virginia." Traditions: A Journal of West Virginia Folk Culture and Education Awareness 8 (2003): 42+.