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September 30 2010 - December 30 2010
Thursday, September 30	Poetry Atlanta Night :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—8:15 pm at Decatur We welcome the wonderful poets from Poetry Atlanta for another evening of fun. Coordinated by the very fine Atlanta poet Collin Kelley, this evening’s event will feature readings by several poets including JC Reilly, Eve Hoffman, Bob Wood, Ann Lynn and Jenny Sadre-Orafai. It’s free, so mark your calendars. [ Read More ]
Wednesday, October 06	Pat Conroy and Cassandra King :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus We’re pleased to join with our friends at Georgia Perimeter College’s Writers Institute to present an evening with two of America’s most popular authors, Pat Conroy and his wife Cassandra King! Pat is a native of Atlanta whose books including Beach Music, South of Broad, The Great Santini and Lords of Discipline have sold millions of copies. Cassandra has written a number of national best selling novels, among them The Same Sweet Girls, Making Waves, and The Sunday Wife. you won’t want to miss this very special unusual appearance by both of them. The doors for this event will open at 6:15 p.m. There are no reservations accepted, and no tickets are required. First... [ Read More ]
Thursday, October 07	Mo Willems :: Author Talks Family (All Ages) 7:00 pm—8:00 pm at Decatur We join with our partners at Decatur’s Little Shop of Stories in presenting one of America’s most honored writers for young readers, Mo Willems, with his much-anticipated new book, Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion. Willems is the three-time Caldecott Honor winner, a perennial bestselling author, former writer and animator for ”Sesame Street” and a six-time Emmy Award winner. His dozens of acclaimed books for young readers include Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, There is a Bird on Your Head and Are You Ready to Play Outside? At the Publisher's request, this is a TICKETED EVENT. for ticket information, please call Little Shop of Stories in... [ Read More ]
Monday, October 11	Lowcountry Cooking with Joe Dabney :: Author Talks Family (All Ages) 6:30 pm—8:00 pm at Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Spend an evening with noted author Joe Dabney as he discusses his latest book The Food, Folklore and Art of Lowcountry Cooking. Learn more about the origins of such dishes as chicken bog, Frogmore stew and she-crab soup. Mr. Dabney is the winner of the 1999 James Beard Foundation award for his earlier book, Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Appalachian Cooking. He was awarded the 2005 Southern Foodways Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award for that book and his earlier work, Mountain Spirits, a cultural history of moonshiners. [ Read More ] Patti Callahan Henry :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:00 pm—9:00 pm at Georgian Terrace Hotel We’re happy to join the delightful Atlantan Patti Callahan Henry, author of Driftwood Summer, as she celebrates the release of her new novel, The Perfect Love Song: A Holiday Story. It’s a delightful story about some Christmas miracles needed to help a trio of characters find love. Author Pat Conroy calls it ”a lyrical and heartwarming tale of love and forgiveness.” This fabulous book launch party takes place in the Livingston Bar & Grill in the Georgian Terrace Hotel, 659 Peachtree Street. There will be hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar with door prizes and even free parking. Patti is also generously offering her guests an opportunity to contribute, from a... [ Read More ]
Tuesday, October 12	Bo Caldwell :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur Bo Caldwell’s new novel is a special treat, but especially for anyone with an interest in China. The City of Tranquil Light is the lovely, compelling story of two American missionaries who fall in love with each other when their paths cross while working in early 20th century China. Prize-winning author Ron Rash says the novel ”is a remarkable evocation of another time and place as well as a deeply moving love story.” And Gail Godwin says Caldwell ”has honored her missionary grandparents with her storytelling gifts.” Caldwell’s memoir-like first novel, The Distant Land of My Father, appeared to critical acclaim in 2002. We welcome her for her first... [ Read More ]
Wednesday, October 13	Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur If you care about grammar -- or you remember a teacher who did -- you’ll love the laughs from the new book by our guests this evening: The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time. It’s the story of a grammarian’s gonzo trip across a national landscape pockmarked with poor punctuation, a hilarious and heartfelt call to action (or correction). The authors have gotten a lot of deserved attention on NPR and Weekend Today and run into a few legal problems with the federal government. You’ll also enjoy their work with TEAL (Typo Eradication Advancement League). We invite you to join us for a wild and wacky evening of grammar chat! [ Read More ]
Friday, October 15	Hoda Kotb :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:00 pm—9:00 pm at First Baptist Church Decatur The popular anchor for NBC’s ”Today” Show, Hoda Kotb, shares her life story in a revealing, fascinating, behind-the-scenes new book, Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee. With humor and grace, she shows how we all have the capacity to turn a crisis into a blessing, and the lessons she has learned, from growing up with immigrant Egyptian parents to reporting from dangerous war zones all over the world, from surviving breast cancer to getting along with her ”Today” show colleagues. Hoda Kotb has been co-anchor of the fourth hour of ”Today” since 2007. She has been a ”Dateline NBC” correspondent since 1998 and... [ Read More ]
Saturday, October 16	Atlanta Queer Literary Festival :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 9:00 am—5:00 pm at Decatur The fourth annual AQLF celebrates diversity with a variety of literary programs. Programs will be held at a number of venues around Atlanta, among them the Auburn Avenue Research Library, Jave Monkey and Outwrite Books. The schedule includes open mic, panel discussions, readings and book signings October 13-16. On the 16th at the library, the festival presents noted poets Steven Reigns, Amy King, Montgomery Maxton, Lara Zielinsky and others. For more information about the event, please go to the web site, www.atlqueerlitfest.com [ Read More ]
Tuesday, October 19	Mary Helen Stefaniak and Joseph Skibell :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur We welcome two authors with fascinating new novels. Mary Helen Stefaniak is a Gardner Fiction Book Award winner and author of three novels, whose latest is The Califfs of Baghdad, Georgia, a wonderfully seductive story that ranges from 1864 Savannah to 1775 Baghdad. Loosely following ”A thousand and One Nights,” it is a spirited romp that connects camels fluent in Arabic with the Ku Klux Klan and babies switched at birth. Joseph Skibell’s novel A Curable Romantic is a ”fat, cheeky, sweeping saga” that begins in 1895 Austria. Critics call it ” intellectual comedy of the highest order.” Skibell’s previous novels include A Blessing on the Moon... [ Read More ]
Thursday, October 21	Atlanta's Big Read celebration :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur The Atlanta History Center presents a keynote lecture on Edgar Allan Poe by one of the nation’s foremost Poe scholars, Dr. Elliot Engel, as part of ”The Big Read” series. This event, jointly sponsored by the Center for the Book, is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Dr. Engel formerly taught at UCLA (where he won an outstanding teacher award), NC State University and Duke. He uses anecdotes, analysis and large doses of humor to address Poe’s extraordinary and tragic life. He is the author of seven books including ”A Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain,”... [ Read More ]
Saturday, October 23	Georgia Literary Festival :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 9:00 am—5:00 pm at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro We invite you to attend the 12th annual Georgia Literary Festival to be held on the lovely campus of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. We’ll feature 25 writers including special appearances by popular author Ferrol Sams, former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey, Hall of Fame author Philip Lee Williams, best selling novelist Tina Ansa, cookbook author Damon Lee Fowler, gardening expert Walter Reeve and Georgia Poet Laureate David Bottoms. Check out the entire list and get more details at www.georgiacenterforthebook.org. Activities begin on Friday evening October 22 followed by a full day of author talks, panel discussions and book signings on... [ Read More ] Visit with S.A. Harazin & Amy Efaw :: Author Talks Teen (Ages 13—17 years) 1:00 pm—2:00 pm at Decatur In celebration of Teen Read Week, S.A. Harazin, author of the 2009-2010 Georgia Peach Book Award nominee Blood Brothers and Amy Efaw, author of the 2010-2011 Georgia Peach Book Award nominee After, will visit the Decatur Library virtually through Sykpe. In addition to being a Georgia Peach Award nominee, both books have been nominated for the American Library Association's Best Book for Young Adults. We'll talk to these amazing authors online, then discuss their books. [ Read More ]
Sunday, October 24	Claudia Hoag McGarry :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 2:00 pm—3:00 pm at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Claudia Hoag McGarry will talk about her recently published book, My Scorpio Soul. Claudia Hoag McGarry is a New Orleans native but presently lives in California and teaches writing. She has three adult children. Her husband is a musician and college professor. She has written ten feature length screenplays, three of which are “biopic.” [ Read More ]
Monday, October 25	E. Stanly Godbold, Jr. :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur Dr. E. Stanly Godbold joins us to discuss one of the most important books of the fall season, the first book of his illuminating, perceptive two-volume biography, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: The Georgia Years, 1924-1974, published by Oxford University Press. This book traces the lives of the Carters from childhood through the end of his governorship, and it is notable in that it pays significant attention to the First Lady. ”So deeply were their lives and aspirations intertwined, a close friend once remarked, that you can’t really understand Jimmy Carter unless you know Rosalynn.” Godbold draws on first-hand sources including recollections of the Carters themselves about... [ Read More ]
Tuesday, October 26	Poetry Atlanta Presents... :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur We welcome back some of Atlanta’s finest poets for another evening of memorable readings. Featured this evening will be Colin Cheney and Ginger Murchison. This is another in our popular, well-attended series presented with our partners at Poetry Atlanta. [ Read More ]
Thursday, October 28	Jan Karon :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at First Baptist Church Decatur One of America’s most popular authors, Jan Karon, joins us to talk about her latest, eagerly anticipated novel, In the Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel. Karon’s novels, marvels of gentle, arresting storytelling, have sold tens of millions of copies, and there are over 30 million in print, making her one of the country’s top bestselling authors. In the latest novel, Father Timothy Kavanagh and Cynthia arrive on the west coast of Ireland to research his ancestry and encounter some very unexpected, surprising activities. Karon’s Mitford novels, set in a small North Carolina town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains, include A Light in the Window, At... [ Read More ]
Tuesday, November 02	Grant Jerkins :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur A murdered woman, a grieving husband and their mentally handicapped adult child, who carries a history of violence. It might sound simple, but assistant DA Leo Hewitt finds no such thing when he investigates the details of this intimate, grisly, surprising mystery thriller, A Very Simple Crime. The author is Atlantan Grant Jerkins, and it’s a prize-winning debut novel that already is headed for the big screen with director Barbet Schroeder. The novel won the Writer’s Network Screenplay and Fiction competition from among 2,000 entries. The author has worked for 10 years as an advocate for adults with developmental disabilities. We know you’ll find this a fascinating and... [ Read More ]
Wednesday, November 03	Daniel K. Williams :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur The night after the general election, we welcome historian Daniel Williams to talk about his new sweeping history of how the Republican Party has become the party of the Christian Right movement. His book—God’s Own Party: The Making of the Christian Right, published by Oxford University Press—traces the Christian Right all the way back to the 1920s and argues that the movement is likely to remain a potent force in American politics for years to come. Based on groundbreaking archival research, Williams’ book shows how difficult it has become for any Republican to win without its support, and examines thoughtfully the growing connections between American religion,... [ Read More ]
Saturday, November 06	Jonathan Maxwell :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 2:00 pm—4:00 pm at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer What drove Germany's most elite and respected membere to commit mass murder? What goes on in the minds of those who order the slaughter of millions? Author Jonathan Maxwell explored those questions in his book, Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi S.S. Come and hear Mr. Maxwell as he discusses this enlightening work at the Tucker Library. [ Read More ]
Tuesday, November 09	Richard Jay Hutto :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur What ”Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” did for Savannah, Richard Jay Hutto’s exciting new book is likely to do for Macon! That new book, A Peculiar Tribe of People: Murder and Madness in the Heart of Georgia, is a true-life mystery-thriller about a murder and a trial of epic proportions. It centers on Chester Burge, a slumlord, liquor runner and black sheep of the wealthy Dunlap family of Macon, recovering from surgery in a hospital when he heard on the radio his wife had just been murdered. Suspicion first fell on the Ku Klux Klan, which had protested Burge’s renting his homes in white Macon neighborhoods to black families. But soon Burges was charged... [ Read More ]
Wednesday, November 10	Celebrating Mockingbird :: Author Talks Family (Ages 12 years and over ) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur We’ll mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of one of America’s greatest works -- Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird -- with a very special ”University in the Library” event this evening. Our guests will be the distinguished Southern literary historian Tom McHaney (you may recall with pleasure his notable lectures on William Faulkner) and Cathy Powers, who grew up in Monroeville, Alabama, Harper Lee’s hometown, and who knew many members of her family, and who wrote her dissertation on the book: ”13 Ways of Looking at a Mockingbird.” Joining them will be Tom Key, the award-winning artistic director of Atlanta’s prestigious... [ Read More ]
Monday, November 15	James C. Cobb :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur Jim Cobb from UGA, the premier historian of the contemporary South, joins us for a special program launching his important new book, The South and America Since World War II. This book, published by Oxford University Press, is the first major comprehensive history of the South, capturing an era of dramatic change within the region and in its relationship with the rest of America. Cobb perceptively and entertainingly examines the region’s colorful past from the post-Roosevelt, Jim Crow era to the rise of Republicanism and its economic, political and cultural growth. Cobb is one of the country’s most honored historians, currently the Spalding Distinguished Professor of History... [ Read More ]
Tuesday, November 16	Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur We welcome some of the terrific contributors from the delightful new Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook. Our guests will be Hugh Acheson, chef at Empire State South in Atlanta and Five and Ten in Athens; Virginia Willis, author of ”Bon Appetit, Y’All,” one of the ”25 Books all Georgians Should Read;” Mike Klank of Tanqueria de Sol; and Angie Mosier, president of the Southern Foodways Alliance. They’ll be talking about this new book, which contains more than 170 time-tested recipes reflecting real Southern people and their real food, from macaroni-and-cheese to fried chicken to chess pie. It’s modeled after those familiar spiral-bound... [ Read More ]
Monday, November 22	Hazel Rowley :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur Historian Hazel Rowley’s groundbreaking new account of the marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt is a ”dramatic and vivid narrative” that showcases how the couple successfully moved from a restrictive Victorian marriage to a true partnership, in spite of scandals. Her new book Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage, is a masterful, engaging study which Pulitzer Prize-winner Jon Meacham says brings alive the President and his First Lady ”in all their humanity, complexity and greatness.” Rowley’s book is rich with insights and new information ”about a political marriage that rose above politics, and a partnership driven as much by... [ Read More ]
Monday, November 29	Patti Digh :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur The last time we hosted Patti Digh (Life is a Verb), we had a crowd that filled the auditorium to overflowing! So plan to get here early for her encore visit with an exciting, provocative new book, Creative is a Verb: If You’re Alive, You’re Creative. It’s a book that challenging, warm, funny, smart and packed with sizzle. In this book she leads readers by both heart and mind to acknowledge, reinforce and utilize their own creative spirit. There also are practical exercises to help bring out and savor your artistic impulse. Patti’s first book resulted from a wrenching event in 2003 when her stepfather was diagnosed with lung cancer and died just 37 days later. She... [ Read More ]
Sunday, December 05	Genealogy: Lynn Robinson Camp :: Author Talks Family (All Ages) 2:00 pm—3:00 pm at Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Lynn Robinson Camp shares her experiences collecting and compiling research on the history of African Americans in Morgan and Walton counties in Georgia into two books in the Black America Series by Arcadia Publishing: Morgan County, Georgia and Walton County, Georgia. Book signing to follow. [ Read More ]
Monday, December 06	Bill Starr :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—8:15 pm at Decatur We’re going to party -- with bagpipes! -- this evening when the executive director of the Georgia Center for the Book takes the stage with his own book! We invite you to join Bill and find out about his delightfully intriguing and witty new book, Whisky, Kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster: Traveling Through Scotland with Boswell and Johnson. It’s a lively account of the author’s re-tracing of the amazing 1773 journey through the Scottish Highlands by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson. Part travelogue, part literary journal, it’s a ”celebration of Scottish life and a spirited endorsement of the unexpected discoveries to be made through good travel and good... [ Read More ]
Saturday, December 11	Susan Rosson Spain & Elizabeth O. Dulemba :: Author Talks Family (Ages 2 years and over ) 1:00 pm—2:00 pm at Decatur Susan Rosson Spain, the delightful children’s book author of The Deep Cut, and Elizabeth O. Dulemba, the wonderful illustrator and author of Soap, Soap, Soap, combine for a program featuring their colorfully appealing new book, ”The Twelve Days of Christmas in Georgia.” The book is a cheery romp by two cousins through the Peach State based on the song ”The Twelve Days of Christmas.” It includes fun visits to some of Georgia’s best-known sites, among them the King Center in Atlanta and a jaunt along the Appalachian Trail. The timing couldn’t be more perfect: just in time for holiday gift-giving, and we invite you to come get a signed copy for your... [ Read More ]
Monday, December 13	Richelle Mead :: Author Talks Teen (Ages 13—17 years) 6:00 pm—8:00 pm at Decatur We join with our friends at Decatur’s Little Shop of Stories to present a special appearance by New York Times and USA Today bestselling fantasy author Richelle Mead, on tour with her new book, Last Sacrifice: Vampire Academy #6. Her Vampire Academy books are a hugely popular young reader series, and the latest novel is the epic finale that fans won’t want to miss! Her Succubus Blues series follows the loves and intrigues of succubus Georgina Kincaid, and a 2nd series introduces shamanic mercenary Eugenie Markham. The author holds an M.A. in Comparative Religion and lives in Seattle. We’re delighted to welcome her for her first visit to the Center for the Book. Doors... [ Read More ]

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