[1] Noble earned bachelor’s and master’s in English at University at Albany, SUNY.

[2] In addition to his teaching career, Noble is the author of numerous works of literary criticism, including books about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, John Steinbeck, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

He has also edited anthologies of fiction, including one with his wife Jennifer Horne, a past Poet Laureate of Alabama.

[3] In 2023, he began a podcast titled "Alabama Aloud" that presents humorous short fiction by writers from the state.

[5] His awards include a regional Emmy for Achievement in Screenwriting with Brent Davis for a documentary on Alabama writer William Bradford Huie.