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June 19 2013 - September 19 2013
Wednesday, June 19	Temple Grandin :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:00 pm—9:00 pm at First Baptist Church Decatur Temple Grandin is one of the world’s best-known adults with autism and author of the new book The Autistic Brain. With a PhD in animal science, six bestselling books to her credit and a selection by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the year, she is an accomplished figure who is in demand for lectures around the country. Her work has been noted in major newspapers and magazines, and the HBO movie about her life received seven Emmy Awards. We are pleased to have her make a special appearance for the Georgia Center for the Book. [ Read More ]
Thursday, June 20	"Jordan Is So Chilly" by Brenda Bynum :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:30 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur We are pleased to welcome back actor Brenda Bynum to the Georgia Center for the Book for a truly special presentation. Bynum will give life to the literary artistry of Clayton County native Lillian E. Smith with her performance, “Jordan Is So Chilly: An Encounter with Lillian Smith," based on the writings of the author of Strange Fruit and Killers of the Dream. Bynum has given dramatic readings from the letters of Flannery O’Connor at Emory University, and she portrayed Violet Weston in the Atlanta premiere of the Tony-winning ”August: Osage County” at the Alliance Theater. Clayton County is home to the Lillan E. Smith Center for Creative Arts, a place on Old... [ Read More ]
Monday, June 24	Atlanta Walk in Decatur :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 6:30 pm—7:30 pm at Decatur Join us for what will be one of our most interesting presentations at the Georgia Center for the Book…and don’t forget to wear a pair of comfortable shoes! We'll have the two authors of Atlanta Walks: A Comprehensive Guide to Walking, Running, and Bicycling the Area's Scenic and Historic Locales. Ren and Helen Davis will join us for a half-hour presentation about their book, which divides the metropolitan area and surrounding counties into a variety of walks that reveal the history, architecture, and great beauty this area has to offer. We will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a book signing, followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m. Then at 7:30, we will put on our walking... [ Read More ]
Monday, July 01	Curtis Sittenfeld :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur We welcome the bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld with Sisterland, her wonderful new novel about family and identity, loyalty and deception and the delicate line between truth and belief. It is funny, provocative and beautifully written, and we urge you not to miss her first appearance ever at the Center for the Book. Her previous novels, all of which hit The New York Times bestseller list, include Prep, The Man of My Dreams and American Wife. Her nonfiction has been published by a number of publications, among them The Times, Atlantic and Glamour. She is a graduate of Stanford University and the famed Iowa Writers Workshop. [ Read More ]
Monday, July 08	Jingle Davis and Benjamin Galland :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur If you love the Georgia coast, you won’t want to miss these guests and their gorgeous, informative new book, Island Time: An Illustrated History of St. Simons Island, Georgia. It’s a spectacular look at a very special place, produced by a pair of natives and published in a beautiful edition by the University of Georgia Press. The book looks at the island’s amazing history going back to prehistoric times and bringing its story through the antebellum days of slavery and into recent decades of growth and popularity. Davis is a retired journalist with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Galland is an expert photographer who works out of Brunswick. We will have copies... [ Read More ]
Monday, July 15	A Celebration of James Dickey :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur Join us for a celebration of National Book Award-winning poet, James Dickey, with the publication of the complete collection of his work. The Complete Poems of James Dickey is an authoritative edition of all 331 poems published by one of America’s most distinguished poets, collected in one volume for the first time and edited by Ward Briggs, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Classics Emeritus, and Louis Fry, Scudder Professor of Humanities Emeritus at the University of South Carolina. The event will also feature readings of Dickey’s poems by Bronwen Dickey, John Lane, and former Georgia Poet Laureate, David Bottoms. Frequent guest of the Georgia Center for the Book, Ron... [ Read More ]
Wednesday, July 17	Mark Kurlansky :: Author Talks Adult (18+) 7:15 pm—9:00 pm at Decatur Multi-award winning and bestselling author Mark Kurlansky pays a return visit to the Georgia Center for the Book for a discussion about his latest work, Ready For A Brand New Beat: How “Dancing In The Street” Became An Anthem For A Changing America. The summer of 1964 was a turning point for the Civil Rights Movement and America as a whole. It was the summer of Beatles-mania, Black Power, the Vietnam War. Johnson and Goldwater were stumping on the campaign trail, and Freedom Summer was in full swing registering new black voters in Mississippi. Far away from the Civil Rights hotbed of the south, Marvin Gaye, record producer William ”Mickey” Stevenson and Motown... [ Read More ]
Tuesday, July 23	Bill Witherspoon and Pamela C.J. Gore :: Author Talks Family (All Ages) 6:30 pm—8:00 pm at Decatur Join us and learn about the geology of Georgia with author Bill Witherspoon. The Roadside Geology of Georgia is a fascinating and useful guidebook for all Georgians with an interest in the Peach State’s varied terrain. In 35 detailed and densely-illustrated road guides, Witherspoon and co-author Pamela J.W. Gore examine Georgia’s fascinating geology and reveal the stories that lie beneath the surface. From its shifting barrier islands along the coast to the sandstone ridges in its northwest corner, to the white whaleback of granite called Stone Mountain, this detailed volume with its engaging prose and 250-plus color photos, maps, and figures, takes you beyond the rocks to... [ Read More ]

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