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Franks 2012 book, A Mountain Pearl: Appalachian Reminiscing and Recipes was inspired by the stories of his late mother Pearl Franks.
Among his other books are Stirring Up Additional Success with a Southern Flavor and Stirring Up Success with a Southern Flavor, both co-authored with Shirley Smith, executive director for the Catoosa County Learning Center. The cookbooks incorporated celebrities, center stories and Catoosa County history and photos to assist with the fundraising project for the center. The initial book yielded the program over $27,000 in 2004. Smith and Franks partnered again in 2009 for the sequel with even more celebrities joining in to raise more funds for the Catoosa County Learning Center.
With the 2007 release of Snake Oil, Superstars, and Me, the autobiography of Ramblin' "Doc" Tommy Scott, Franks joined Scott and fellow co-author Shirley Noe Swiesz in completing the 700-page project highlighting Scott's 90 years on the stage, film, and television.
As of 2012, Franks is working on three other books, one featuring stories of his experiences in entertainment, a novel, and another co-authoring of an autobiography of Silver Dollar City personality Violet Hensley, the whittlin' fiddler of Yellville, Arkansas.
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