John Grisham, Mary Higgins Clark and Tom Clancy are just a few the hundreds of authors' works you may find at the Friends of the Fairhope Public Library's By-the-Inch Book Sale this weekend.

The Friends said their hoping for a big turnout this year and they have thousands of books on hand that will please any reader.

The sale opens to the general public from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday, May 6 and will continue on Sat., May 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Fiction, mystery, biographies, cookbooks, children's literature, poetry, gardening and religion are just a few of the categories of books on hand, while some of the more popular fiction writers are sorted by title.

Any books gathered will taken to the Friends table, where they will be stacked vertically and measured at a cost of $0.50 per inch.

All proceeds will go to help the Friends' efforts to continue supporting the work of the Fairhope Public Library.