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Vincent De Paul Society ;. Scourge of Imperial Rome";. High Priestess of Ancient Carthage";. Miilton" 17th Century English Civil War: Story of Marie Powell ;. Prince of Thieves" Movie ;. Walls of Jericho ;. But which was it? Each has the incentive to pick up a gun, to fire it. Was it Rand or Cami, married teenagers with a young son? Was it Silas or Ashlyn, members of a white supremacist youth organization? Daniel, who fears retaliation because of his race, who possessively clings to Grace, the love of his life?

Or Noelle, who lost everything after a devastating accident, and has sunk quietly into depression? One tense week brings all six people into close contact in a town wrought with political and personal tensions. And someone will die. Back once again by popular demand is one of our most exciting programs for the end of the summer.

Doors for this special program will open at 6: The authors and illustrators will be honored on Thursday, August 16, at a free, public event at 7: Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman, abandoned at age ten to survive alone in the wild coastal marsh of North Carolina. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late , when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect her.

Books will be provided by our friends at A Cappella Books [https: But he was unprepared for the flood of vitriol in response. The resulting blowback played out in the national media, with critics attacking Yancy in every form possible—including death threats—and supporters rallying to his side. In Backlash , Yancy expands upon the original article and chronicles the ensuing controversy as he seeks to understand what it was about the op-ed that created so much rage among so many white readers.

He challenges white Americans to rise above the vitriol and to develop a new empathy for the African American experience. After a night of rage and terror, Anna Nassad wakes to find her abusive husband dead and instinctively hides her bruises and her relief. As the daughter of Syrian immigrants living in segregated Alabama, Anna has never belonged, and now her world is about to erupt.

Days before, Anna set in motion an explosive chain of events by allowing the first black postman to deliver the mail to her house. As threats and suspicions arise in the angry community, Anna must confront her secrets in the face of devastating turmoil and reconcile her anguished relationship with her daughter. Books will be provided by our friends at Eagle Eye Book Shop [https: Paul, and Tori Bailey!

The brain-child of writer and artist, Jessi Esparza; former bookseller and author, Kimberly Jones; and author, photographer, and writer, Vania Stoyanova, YATL is a zany, Jimmy Kimmel-esque live talk show for readers and writers of Young Adult literature. Featuring games, interviews and lip-synching, the shenanigan-filled show features Georgia-based, and best-selling authors and exposes readers to the diverse voices in Young Adult literature. Featured guests for July are: Switch and Bait is a charming, hilarious romantic comedy told with sharp insight and sarcastic wit, for readers of Helen Fielding, Maria Semple, Emily Giffin, or Jennifer Weiner.

Ricki Schultz's trademark irreverent humor and wry insight into the absurdities of modern dating are both outrageously funny and genuinely moving in her unforgettable new novel. As a series of high-profile killings of black men and boys by police officers shook the country, three Atlanta child psychologists, and longtime colleagues, wanted to do something to spark conversations about racial injustice, counter negative stereotypes and encourage young people to embrace people of all races, cultures and backgrounds. Our discussion tonight will feature the three authors: Marianne Celano, and Dr.

Our discussion will be moderated by Linda Grant, Ph. David Bottoms explores otherness, the death of parents, and private spirituality. Images of rural Georgia confront the changing landscape of his memories where he searches for refuge in quiet places of prayer. Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire.

But she knows that danger lurks on all sides: Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable and violent, while Keris Veturia, the ruthless Commandant, capitalizes on the Emperor's volatility to grow her own power--regardless of the carnage she leaves in her path. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer.

But in the hunt to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would help her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight. And in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. But in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that demands his complete surrender--even if that means abandoning the woman he loves. In order to enter the signing line, you must purchase a copy of A Reaper at the Gates from Little Shop of Stories [http: New York, Miami, and Havana.

One of the more eccentric figures in the antebellum South was Joseph Addison Turner, born to the plantation and trained to run one. He tried and failed and tried and failed at publishing magazines, poems, books, articles, journals, all while halfheartedly running a plantation. When the Civil War broke out, he no longer had access to New York publishers, and in his frustration it dawned on him that he could throw a newspaper press into an outbuilding on his Georgia plantation. Furthermore, his newspaper would be modeled on The Spectator, the literary newspaper of the early s by Joseph Addison, for whom Turner was named.

And, of course, his paper celebrated Southern culture and creativity. As Turner urged in The Countryman, the South could never be a great nation if all it did was fight. Turner himself, would lead the way. He died a few years after the war ended, thinking he had failed to start Southern literature. However, he was wrong.

Turner had taken in the illegitimate, ill-educated Harris and had turned him into a writer. Most importantly, Uncle Remus knocked New England off its perch as the focus of American belles-lettres and made Southern literature the primary national focus. Julie Hedgepeth Williams tells their story.

Hosted by poet, author and editor Collin Kelley. Featuring games, interviews and lip-synching, the shenanigan-filled show features Georgia-based, and best-selling Authors and exposes readers to the diverse voices in Young Adult Literature. Featured guests for June are: A literary tour de force that traces the real-life love affair of two extraordinary women, recreating the surrealist movement in Paris and the horrors of the world wars with a singular incandescence and intimacy.

In the years preceding World War I, two young women meet, by chance, in a provincial town in France. Suzanne Malherbe, a shy seventeen-year-old with a talent for drawing, is completely entranced by the brilliant but troubled Lucie Schwob, who comes from a family of wealthy Jewish intellectuals. They embark on a clandestine love affair, terrified they will be discovered, but then, in an astonishing twist of fate, the mother of one marries the father of the other.

Brilliantly imagined, profoundly thought-provoking, and ultimately heartbreaking, Never Anyone But You infuses life into a forgotten history as only great literature can. This event is free and open to the public. In order to enter the signing line, you must purchase a copy of Save the Date from Little Shop of Stories [http: It will be live, on stage from the Decatur Library Auditorium!

Each month host Doug Dahlgren will interview authors whose work may not be widely known, yet. For June, we welcome Jeremy Logan, T. In Secrets of the Southern Table , award-winning chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis takes you on a tour of today's South—a region rich in history and cultural diversity.

In addition to the recipes, Virginia profiles some of the diverse chefs, farmers, and other culinary influencers who are shaping contemporary Southern cuisine. Together, these stories and the delicious recipes that accompany them celebrate the rich and ever-evolving heritage of Southern cooking. The illustration on display will be accompanied by a copy of book, or publication, in which the art appears. Featured guests for May are: Jae-Jones; Nashville-based author, Amanda K.

Morgan; and Georgia-based author Rebecca Ross. Join us to celebrate the Decatur Arts Festival with an evening of poetry featuring new works highlighting the rich Southern landscape by two female poets. Hoffman shows wounds of racism, bigotry, homophobia, and poverty juxtaposed against the joys of childhood wonder and whimsey.

Kimberly Simms also uses the South as the backdrop for her poems in her collection, Lindy Lee: Songs On Mill Hill. Combining history, poetry, and photography, Simms celebrates the joys and hardships of a charged, mythic, and sweat-soaked place, bringing to life the social fault lines of textile mills in the rural Carolina Piedmont, where hardships are felt by all our as pride conflicts with the fading way of life. She is the founder of Wits End Poetry. Inspired by true events, The Vain Conversation reflects on the lynching of two black couples in Georgia from the perspectives of three characters, one of the victims, a presumed perpetrator, and a ten-year-old witness to the murders.

In The Vain Conversation , Grooms seeks to advance the national dialogue on race relations. With complexity, satire, and occasional levity, he explores what it means to offer and receive redemption, and the broader issues of oppression and violence everywhere. The novel was a best seller at a time when American readers — white or black — weren't interested in rural African American life. Was she white or black? According to African American scholar and activist, W. She was paradoxical, controversial and broke all the rules, revolutionizing American literature and rebelling against society's expectations for a Southern lady.

But the height of her career, she inexplicably stopped writing. Julia Peterkin's remarkable story unfolds against the backdrop of twenty century Afircan American history — the era of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance and the early achievements of the Civil Rights Movement. We cordially invite you to our annual ceremony recognizing the young and talented winners of our statewide poetry and visual arts competition, River of Words. We'll recognize the school-age winners and unveil their work for the first time publicly before it goes on display at public library exhibits around the state.

The program is free and includes a reception after the ceremony! Join us as we celebrate award-winning selections from the Letters About Literature student competition. In this competition, students in grades 4 through 12 are asked to write a letter to an author--living or dead--whose work has had the most impact on their lives or influenced their view of the world.

The students will be here to read their winning entries. A reception will follow. Nationally recognized nature and food writer Eugenia Bone returns to the Georgia Center for the Book for her latest book Microbia: For this visit, Eugenia will present 10 Insights into the Unseen World , a minute illustrated talk that explores how microbes, are the hidden force behind so much in our lives, creating our atmosphere and fueling our own cells, assisting our sex lives, defining families, and cooling oceans.

The microscopic realm is the membrane that connects all living organisms to each other, and to the Earth. Enter Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner, who can help us do better. Each having lost parents as young adults, they co-founded the website Modern Loss, responding to a need to change the dialogue around the messy experience of grief.

Now, in this wise and often funny book, they offer the insights of the Modern Loss community to help us cry, laugh, grieve, identify, and—above all—empathize. Lucy Kalanithi widow of When Breath Becomes Air author Paul Kalanithi , reveal their own stories on a wide range of topics, such as triggers, intimacy, secrets, inheritance, and more. Accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and witty how-to cartoons, each contribution provides a unique perspective on loss as well as a remarkable life-affirming message.

Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity and mortality we all share. A Guide to Writing About Grief. On Thursday, April 19, , book lovers throughout the state will gather together to celebrate the works of the authors selected as finalists for this bienniel presentation of the Townsend Prize for Fiction.

The reception and award ceremony will take place at the historic DeKalb History Center in downtown Decatur from 6 to 8: The finalists for the Townsend Prize for Fiction are: Presented in partnership with Little Shop of Stories [http: For Every One is just that: For every one person. For every one dream. But especially for every one kid. The kids who dream of being better than they are. Kids who dream of doing more than they almost dare to dream. Kids who are like Jason Reynolds, a self-professed dreamer.

Jason does not claim to know how to make dreams come true; he has, in fact, been fighting on the front line of his own battle to make his own dreams a reality. He expected to make it when he was sixteen. Now, some of those expectations have been realized.

But others, the most important ones, lay ahead, and a lot of them involve kids, how to inspire them. Jason wants kids to know that dreams take time. They involve countless struggles. The program was created by former bookseller, author and literary influencer Kimberly Jones, and author photographer, writer, literary influencer Vania Stoyanova, and writer, artist Jessi Esparza who also serves as showrunner. YATL is a live show in the Georgia Center for the Book auditorium filmed for later playback on Facebook with author interviews, games, giveaways, fun video clips and lots of shenanigans.

Rachel Hawkins is the author of Hex Hall , a best-selling trilogy of young adult paranormal romance novels. She is from Dothan, Alabama. Ash lives in Alabama with her family.

Ashley Poston loves dread pirates, moving castles, and starry night skies. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B. When not proclaiming her undying love for movie star studs and emotionally compromised robots, she's in search for her next great adventure. She lives in South Carolina with her bossy cat, and they are firm believers that we're all a bunch of weirdos looking at other weirdos, asking for their usernames.

She is the author of of four books, including Heart of Iron. My Exaggerated Life is the product of a special collaboration between this great American author and oral biographer Katherine Clark, who recorded two hundred hours of conversations with Conroy before he passed away in In the spring and summer of , the two spoke for an hour or more on the phone every day. No subject was off limits, including aspects of his tumultuous life he had never before revealed. How Art Becomes Activism A panel discussion with local artists who use art as a form of activism and how they use their work to provoke and inspire change.

Lost Southern Voices Literary Festival, March , we are pleased to present a trio of readings celebrating the work of "lost voices". The South has produced great literature for generations, but times change and works are forgotten.

This project celebrates forgotten and underappreciated works and their authors—lost southern voices. Co-sponsored by the Georgia Humanities Council. When you have an experience and tell the story of that experience to someone, something sacred happens inside of you. You build community and remind yourself that every moment of your life counts for something holy, good, and glorious. The search for glory will bring freedom and a fresh perspective to whatever season you happen to find yourself in.

Glory Happening is a book of stories and prayers that remind you to take a closer look at your everyday circumstances, to find the magical beauty in everyday experiences. It is an invitation to live deeply into every moment with the expectation that something good will find you at the end of the day. And once you experience glory, you have words to speak, a prayer to pray, and a story to tell. And so glory grows from person to person, and community is created around the reality that God is truly in our midst.

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Rachael Allen and Lauren Karcz! Rachael Allen is a mad scientist by day and YA writer by night. She lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband, two children, and dire wolf. She loves homemade peach ice cream, having adventures all over the world, and stories that make her feel like she's been poured inside another person. She's a professional language nerd, having worked as an ESL teacher, a linguist, and now as an author. Lauren lives with her family in Atlanta, Georgia. Join us for a poetry event celebrating Black History Month, and inspired by the work of signer, song-writer, and social activist Nina Simone.

Love Letters From Behind Bars Letters from prison are censored but many found ways to provide the truth to love ones and continue their efforts in revolutions by using codes. At this event we will read some of those letters and discuss the power those words had beyond the confinements of prison as well as the hope they inspired. In Savannah businessman Charles Lamar, in violation of U. The four hundred survivors of the Middle Passage were sold into bondage. This was the first successful documented slave landing in the United States in about four decades and shocked a nation already on the path to civil war.

However, the authenticity of the letters was in doubt until very recently. This book has two parts. Instead, we see a man who was often broke and whose volatility sabotaged him at every turn. His involvement in the slave trade was driven more by financial desperation than southern defiance. Sisters in Crime, Atlanta Chapter, present a writing workshop ideal for any writer seeking publication!

For information on registration, please visit the Sisters in Crime website [https: Nadine Burke Harris was known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to vulnerable children. But it was Diego—a boy who had stopped growing after a sexual trauma—who galvanized her to dig deeper into the connections between toxic stress and the lifelong illnesses she was tracking among so many of her patients and their families.

Childhood stress changes our neural systems and lasts a lifetime. For anyone who has faced a difficult childhood, or who cares about the millions of children who do, the innovative and acclaimed health interventions outlined in The Deepest Well offers vitally important hope for change. Discover the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and lasting impact of the trailblazing sketch comedy show that upended television, launched the careers of some of our biggest stars, and changed the way we talk, think, and laugh about race: Few television shows revolutionized comedy as profoundly or have had such an enormous and continued impact on our culture as In Living Color.

In Living Color shaped American culture in ways both seen and unseen, and was part of a sea change that moved black comedy and hip-hop culture from the shadows into the spotlight. Books will be provided by our friends at Eagle Eye Book Shop [http: Their inaugural show, reflecting the amazing caliber of talent they will highlight, features: Each month's audience swag bag will be sponsored by a different publisher or lit related retailer, the inaugural sponsor is Tor. January 22 Pearl McHaney: Caroline Miller Jen Colatosti: Ernest Gaines Andy Rogers: Author Jessica Handler moderates a panel of local activists, government officials, and attorneys impacting our communities and beyond, including: A Portrait of Wendell Berry!

In , Wendell Berry returned home to Henry County, where he bought a small farm house and began a life of farming, writing and teaching. This lifelong relationship with the land and community would come to form the core of his prolific writings. A half century later Henry County, like many rural communities across America, has become a place of quiet ideological struggle.

In the span of a generation, the agrarian virtues of simplicity, land stewardship, sustainable farming, local economies and rootedness to place have been replaced by a capital-intensive model of industrial agriculture characterized by machine labor, chemical fertilizers, soil erosion and debt - all of which have frayed the fabric of rural communities. Writing from a long wooden desk beneath a forty-paned window, Berry has watched this struggle unfold, becoming one of its most passionate and eloquent voices in defense of agrarian life.

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans.

Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him—and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

Hosted by Daryl Funn Witness the battle of words. Poets have 3 minutes to kick knowledge drop science spin yarn. The audience will SWAY the judges scores. The highest and lowest scores are dropped the 3 middle scores are added to give the poet a total score for that round. Poets with highest scores will moveon to the next round. Round One, 12 poets, Draw numbers to determine order Round Two, 8 poets, - Scores from previous round determine order Round Three 4 Poets - Scores from previous round determine order Points are cumulative No repeating poems from Previous Slam.

Prize for the Winner Poets get points for competing. A public speaker and motivator, Ms. Morrison strives to eradicate the double standards between men and women and believes that women can determine their destinies. Mary Morrison is an unapologetic voice with 23 novels in print, in which female empowerment is the primary focus and women overcome heart-wrenching challenges. Morrison's unforgettable Crystal series, the fiercely sexy Crystal women bring ultimate drama and shattering choices home with a vengeance.

She didn't sweat it when her rich businessman husband had a down-and-dirty ego-boosting affair. But she's not going to stand for him falling in love with luscious Arizona Remington—or Arizona unleashing all kinds of shenanigans to keep him. And Mercedes' take-no-prisoners ways are just what her siblings need to take down all those out to game them.

This program will be held at the Scott Candler Library [http: The weather is cooling, holiday plans are in the works, but the season isn't truly underway without the literary festivus that is Poetry Atlanta's Voices Carry. Come out and take in some of Atlanta's great female poets as they light the stage with their words, their energy, and above all, excellent poetry.

Through Reconstruction, and again in the s, the Klan played a pivotal role in the social and political agenda of the South. But how did it evolve from its Reconstruction-era roots to the regalia wearing organization of the s? In this historical presentation, Patricia Bernstein and William Rawlings will discuss the roots of the Klan, its development in Atlanta and the South throughout the s, the figures and forces that brought about this group, and the ones that fought against it.

Witness the battle of words. Poets have 3 minutes to kick knowledge, drop science, spin yarn. Five judges picked at random will give a numeric value to each poem. The audience will have the power to SWAY the judges' scores. The highest and lowest scores for each contestant are dropped and the three middle scores are added to give the poet a total score for each round. Poets with the highest scores move on to the next round until a winner is chosen. This program is presented in partnership with our friends from Fox Tale Book Shoppe.

In Pretty Fun , Kate Hudson shares her philosophy behind gatherings, how to be in the moment, make them uniquely yours, embracing occasions to just be together. A warm and welcoming, lifestyle and entertaining guide, complete with delicious, healthy recipes and even some more indulgent snacks and beverages, and infused with Kate's mindful approach to life, Pretty Fun will help you plan a year of special events, while remembering the healing power of gathering and celebration. This program is free and open to the public; however, once we reach capacity, no further entry will be allowed.

Parking at the library is limited, so please consult this map [http: Numbered bracelets will be handed out to each attendee, and a line will be organized after the talk by those numbers. Hudson will pose for photos with those waiting in line, however due to other obligations, the event will conclude promptly at 8: Doors lower level, rear of the library will open at 5: Hosted by Collin Kelley.

These women have each written powerful stories exploring the struggles of young Black people in America today in voices that are genuine, compelling, and unflinchingly honest. You do not want to miss a conversation between these two remarkable authors! Nic Stone is one of this year's Indies Introduce authors. To enter the signing line, you must purchase a copy of either book from us! With the rural South as her backdrop, she brought to life a string of eccentric characters torn between their worldly ambitions and the need for a more enduring truth. This film traces the people and events that shaped her remarkable career, as well as the important role that Catholicism played in her writing.

Featuring expert commentary and rare photographs, Uncommon Grace will give you a new appreciation for this highly celebrated, yet often misunderstood, storyteller. Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, this is a tasting and workshop you don't want to miss. As the festival season comes around, so does the craving for a large variety of Indian desserts from across the country. Global Native Gauri Misra will share ingredients, techniques and recipes for many much-loved desserts.

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For more information on Gauri, visit gaurimisra. When an ugly message is scrawled into her bark, Red decides to break her own rules, speak to humans, and do her best to bring people together and survive herself. Attendees MUST purchase a copy of the book to enter the signing line. Books will be available for purchase at the event by our partners on this event, Little Shop of Stories. DEAM relies on contributions of non-perishable food and basic health supplies.

DEAM buys many canned goods from Atlanta Food Bank at pennies on the dollar, but the items pictured below are always in short supply. For a list of needed items, please click here [https: Scream meets YA in this hotly-anticipated new novel from the bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss.

It's been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother in landlocked Nebraska, and she's still adjusting to her new life. And still haunted by her past in Hawaii. Then, one by one, the students of her small town high school begin to die in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasing and grotesque flair.

As the terror grows closer and the hunt intensifies for the killer, Makani will be forced to confront her own dark secrets.

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The exhibition is located in the Periodicals Gallery at the Decatur Library through September 29, Thursday evening, September 7, , we will host the second and final "White Glove Night", when we put away the "do not touch" signs, and provide participants with white gloves- allowing firsthand exploration of the books in the exhibition.

Flip, fold, crank, and discover all the wonderful things hidden in the pages of these books! What you eat matters—for your health, for the environment, and for future generations. In this riveting investigative narrative, McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health.

Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why "wonder drugs" revolutionized the way the world eats—and not necessarily for the better. Rich with scientific, historical, and cultural insights, this spellbinding cautionary tale shines a light on one of America's favorite foods—and shows us the way to safer, healthier eating for ourselves and our children. Critics have assailed the rise of mass incarceration, emphasizing its disproportionate impact on people of color.

As James Forman, Jr. In Locking Up Our Own , he seeks to understand why. Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. Many prominent black officials, including Washington, D. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, they believed they had no choice.

But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighborhoods. Locking Up Our Own enriches our understanding of why our society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system in this country. Cotton County, Georgia, Accused of her rape, field hand Genus Jackson is lynched and dragged behind a truck down the Twelve-Mile Straight, the road to the nearby town. Despite the prying eyes and curious whispers of the townspeople, Elma begins to raise her babies as best as she can, under the roof of her mercurial father, Juke, and with the help of Nan, the young black housekeeper who is as close to Elma as a sister.

But soon it becomes clear that the ties that bind all of them together are more intricate than any could have ever imagined. As startling revelations mount, a web of lies begins to collapse around the family, destabilizing their precarious world and forcing all to reckon with the painful truth. Acclaimed author Eleanor Henderson has returned with a novel that combines the intimacy of a family drama with the staggering presence of a great Southern saga.

Tackling themes of racialized violence, social division, and financial crisis, The Twelve-Mile Straight is a startlingly timely, emotionally resonant, and magnificent tour de force. Thursday evening, September 7, , we will host the first "White Glove Night", when we put away the "do not touch" signs, and provide participants with white gloves- allowing firsthand exploration of the books in the exhibition. Artist books take many forms — from handmade and lusciously tactile to linear and informative, abstract and questioning to sculptural and monumental.

This juried show celebrates the book with a wildly varied collection of inventive and spectacular work that challenges expectations. Poetry Atlanta Presents another evening of poetry, featuring Franklin Abbott.

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More information is forthcoming! This will be the eighth installment of this prestigious list to be unveiled. Many of the authors appearing on the list will be present and available to chat and sign books. This year's lists will be announced soon! In this smart and incisive work, Karen J.

And yet, as she argues, MOOCs are just the latest example of the near-religious faith that some universities have in the promise of technological advances. As a teacher of rhetoric, Head is well versed at sniffing out the sophistry embedded in the tech jargon increasingly rife in the academy.

Karen will sit in conversation with Dr. Larry Schall, President of Oglethorpe University. She lived at a time when women were expected to be obedient, silent, and chaste, but Frances displayed none of these qualities. Her determination to ignore convention contributed in no small measure to a life of high drama, one which encompassed kidnappings, secret rendezvous, an illegitimate child, accusations of black magic, imprisonments, disappearances, and exile, not to mention court appearances, high-speed chases, a jail-break, deadly disease, royal fury, and - by turns - religious condemnation and conversion.

As a child, Frances became a political pawn at the court of King James I. Her wealthy parents, themselves trapped in a disastrous marriage, fought tooth and nail over whom Frances should marry, pulling both king and court into their extended battles. When Frances was fifteen, her father forced her to marry John Villiers, the elder brother of the royal favorite, the Duke of Buckingham. But as her husband succumbed to mental illness, Frances fell for another man, and soon found herself pregnant with her lover's child.

The Viscountess paid a heavy price for her illicit love. Her outraged in-laws used their influence to bring her down. But bravely defying both social and religious convention, Frances refused to bow to the combined authority of her family, her church, or her king, and fought stubbornly to defend her honour, as well as the position of her illegitimate son. On one level a thrilling tale of love and sex, kidnapping and elopement, the life of Frances Coke Villiers is also the story of an exceptional woman, whose personal experiences intertwined with the court politics and religious disputes of a tumultuous and crucially formative period in English history.

Join us as two talented Georgia writers sit in conversation to discuss their work, writing, and much more! Right-Swipe is sarcastic, irreverent, and uproariously funny. Ricki Schultz's wry debut will speak to fans of Bridesmaids or Trainwreck, and to anyone who's ever been on a bad date. Rae Wallace would rather drown in a vat of pinot greezh and be eaten by her own beagle than make another trip down the aisle--even if it is her best friend's wedding. She's too busy molding the minds of first graders and polishing that ol' novel in the drawer to waste time on any man.

But when her best friends stage an intervention, Rae is forced to give in. After all, they've hatched a plan to help her find love the 21st century way: She's skeptical of this electronic chlamydia catcher, but she's out to prove she hasn't been too picky with men. However, when a familiar fella's profile pops up--the dangerously hot substitute teacher from work--Rae swipes herself right into a new problem Everybody loves local attorney and favorite son, Ben Laroux. Well, at least everybody of the female persuasion—until he meets Sabine O'Connor. She loathes him and makes no secret of her feelings, even when he pours on his famous charm hoping to thank her for helping his family.

Ben has never been told no, and if there's one thing he's never walked away from, it's a challenge. However, when her past threatens to derail her present and future, Ben might be the only man she can trust. There will be a reception after the program. Please note, this event will be held at the Toco Hill--Avis G. Using this as the basis for culinary exploration in her second cookbook, the author of Field Peas to Foie Gras uses one list of fresh ingredients to create two meals, one Southern and one French. Combined grocery lists provide time-saving tools for recipes from cocktails to desserts and everything in between, drawing on the strengths of both regions.

A novel about love, loss, and sharks by the New York Times bestselling coauthor of the memoir Traveling with Pomegranates. Want to learn the pros and cons, the ins and outs of traditional and self-publishing? Refreshments offered during the breaks. The focus of the show is on children's book illustration and the power of visual art and the written word in story-telling. Come and see fabulous works of art and literature from some of the South's finest writers and illustrators.

Love Sick is a smart and witty account of dating while navigating a life of uncertain health. Writing from a place of strength and vulnerability, Cory Martin faces her fears head on with humor and grace. Her tales are true to life and relatable. There is no magical ending and no grand epiphany. Instead it is her desire to be loved and feel normal that makes her journey so poignant.

Sometimes Bone King cannot go through doors. But then renowned neurologist Arthur Limongello offers a diagnosis as peculiar as the ailment: New York Times bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman's tenth book collects his most intriguing of those pieces, accompanied by fresh introductions and new footnotes throughout.

Klosterman presents many of the articles in their original form, featuring previously unpublished passages and digressions. This is a tour of the past decade from one of the sharpest and most prolific observers of our unusual times. But in the past fifteen years, a revolutionary new standard of measurement—sabermetrics—has been embraced by front offices in Major League Baseball and among fantasy baseball enthusiasts.

But while sabermetrics is recognized as being smarter and more accurate, traditionalists, including journalists, fans, and managers, stubbornly believe that the "old" way—a combination of outdated numbers and "gut" instinct—is still the best way. Baseball, they argue, should be run by people, not by numbers. Ordinary women in s America. All they wanted was the chance to shine.

Be careful what you wish for. As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous - the girls themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered head to toe in the dust from the paint. They were the radium girls. As the years passed, the women began to suffer from mysterious and crippling illnesses. The very thing that had made them feel alive - their work - was in fact slowly killing them: Yet their employers denied all responsibility.

And so, in the face of unimaginable suffering - in the face of death - these courageous women refused to accept their fate quietly, and instead became determined to fight for justice. Drawing on previously unpublished sources - including diaries, letters and court transcripts, as well as original interviews with the women's relatives - The Radium Girls is an intimate narrative account of an unforgettable true story.

It is the powerful tale of a group of ordinary women from the Roaring Twenties, who themselves learned how to roar. Small Crimes, which won the Levine Prize for Poetry, is her debut collection. When fifteen-year-old Lucy Willows discovers that her father has a child from a brief affair, an eight-year-old boy who lives in her own suburban New Jersey town, she begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her home and her life.

How could her mother forgive him? Due to time constraints, photos are allowed from the signing line, but no posed photos will be permitted. Nobel Prize novelist Toni Morrison writes about each of us, no matter the setting, the conflict, or the race of the characters. Can one stand alone without the sustaining support of others? If you would like more information on the lecture series, please listen to Pearl's interview with Lois Reitzes on City Lights.

Over the course of one momentous day, two women who have built their lives around the same man find themselves moving toward an inevitable reckoning. Former Lutheran minister Henry Plageman is a master secret keeper and a man wracked by grief. He and his wife, Marilyn, tragically lost their young son, Jack, many years ago. But he now has another child—a daughter, eight-year-old Blue—with Lucy, the woman he fell in love with after his marriage collapsed.

Marilyn distracts herself with charity work at an orphanage. Henry needs to wrangle his way out of the police station, where he has spent the night for disorderly conduct. Lucy must rescue and rein in the intrepid Blue, who has fallen in a saltwater well. But before long, these four will all be drawn on this day to the same destination: The collision of lives and secrets that follows will leave no one unaltered.

Ballplayer , a new memoir by former Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, immerses us in the best of baseball. Chipper Jones was just a country kid from small town Pierson, Florida. Jones tells the story of his rise to the MLB ranks and what it took to stay with one organization his entire career with great detail and humor. The National League MVP also opens up about his overnight rise to superstardom, and the personal pitfalls that came with fame.

Due to time constraints Chipper Jones will not sign any memorabilia. Photos are allowed from the signing line, but no posed photos will be permitted. Frannie Lewis has a lot of bad history with men, starting with the first one she ever met.

She's watched her aloof father disappear in the summers to work with a traveling carnival, seen her mother grow ever more suspicious and resentful. All her life, Frannie has kept their secrets and told their stories. Now thirty-six, she remains a pawn in their longstanding marital chess game--and at this point, it has devolved into a grudge match.

In partnership with A Cappella Books [https: Little Shop will be on hand with plenty of her cookbooks and delightful picture books for sale that evening. Doors open at 6: Choices and Their Consequences: In each of these novels, classics of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the protagonists are faced with nearly overwhelming odds as they revolt against the status quo of their cultures. How Huck Finn and Jonas come to realize their worlds as drastically flawed and how they make decisions suggest to readers that choices have consequences, sometimes favorable, sometimes disastrous.

Free and open to the public. From the New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible and Abraham comes a revelatory journey across four continents and 4, years exploring how Adam and Eve introduced the idea of love into the world, and how they continue to shape our deepest feelings about relationships, family, and togetherness. Containing all the humor, insight, and wisdom that have endeared Bruce Feiler to readers around the world, The First Love Story is an unforgettable journey that restores Adam and Eve to their rightful place as central figures in our culture's imagination and reminds us that even our most familiar stories still have the ability to surprise, inspire, and guide us today.

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This program will be held at Holy Trinity Parish, E. Jones takes readers on a historical, geographical, cultural, and personal journey through her life and the life of her home state. This debut poetry collection is an exploration of race, identity, and history through the eyes of a black woman from Alabama. From De Soto s discovery of Alabama to George Wallace s infamous stance in the schoolhouse door, to the murders of black men like Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner in modern America, Magic City Gospel weaves its story through time, weaving Jones personal history with the troubled, triumphant, and complicated history of Birmingham, and of Alabama at large.

In Magic City Gospel's pages, you ll find that gold is laced in Alabama s teeth, but you will also see the dark underbelly of a state and a city with a storied past, and a woman whose history is inextricably linked to that past. Alongside this event, attendees are asked to bring a book whose story has stuck with them to swap for another. From the author of Before I Go comes an evocative, poignant, and heartrending exploration of the power and possibilities of the human heart.

Love has no boundaries Jubilee Jenkins has a rare condition: After a nearly fatal accident, she became reclusive, living in the confines of her home for nine years. Jubilee finds safe haven at her local library where she gets a job. Eric is struggling to figure out how to be the dad—and man—he wants so desperately to be. Jubilee is unlike anyone he has ever met, yet he can't understand why she keeps him at arm's length. So Eric sets out to convince Jubilee to open herself and her heart to everything life can offer, setting into motion the most unlikely love story of the year. Join us for an evening with two award-winning and best selling authors as they take questions, and chat about writing and publishing.

In the middle of the twentieth century, the music of the Mississippi Delta arrived in Chicago, drawing the attention of entrepreneurs like the Chess brothers. Their label, Chess Records, helped shape that music into the Chicago Blues, the soundtrack for a transformative era in American History. Using beauty, grace, humor, and the written or spoken word, rhythm and rhyme served as a balm for the troubled soul, and a voice for the voiceless. We invite you to an evening of poetry full of grace, humor, and beauty.

Gangs, Bullies, and Difference: The classic teen book The Outsiders , written by S. Hinton when she was 16, that pits the Socs and the Greasers against one another is resolved when Pony boy discovers that people are more alike than they are different. Spokane Indian Arnold Spirit, Jr. Adding to the angst of adolescence and the push and pull of values a visible difference that marks Auggie Pullman more so than even skin color, Wonder by R.

Palacio is also a coming-of-age story in a school setting.

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