Eight authors who have been published by the University of Georgia Press will be featured at the first annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival, September 1-3, 2006:- Terry Kay, author of THE YEAR THE LIGHTS CAME ON
- Nathalie Dupree, author of NEW SOUTHERN COOKING and NATHALIE DUPREE'S SOUTHERN MEMORIES
- Roy Blount Jr., author of CRACKERS
- Jack Bass, author of TAMING THE STORM and coauthor of THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOUTHERN POLITICS
- Mark Bixler, author of THE LOST BOYS OF SUDAN
- Catherine Clinton, author of CIVIL WAR STORIES
- Paul Stephen Hudson, authority on Thornwell Jacobs and contributor to the reissued edition of Jacobs' LAW OF THE WHITE CIRCLE
- John Inscoe, coeditor of ENEMIES OF THE COUNTRY and editor of The New Georgia Encyclopedia
Festival organizers are expecting the free Labor Day Weekend event to draw 40,000 visitors. In addition to author readings, book signings, and panel discussions, the festival will feature live music, cooking demonstrations, celebrity appearances, poetry slams, food, and fireworks.
Want to volunteer at the AJC Decatur Book Festival? Email LeAnn Harvey or call her at (678) 553-6548
Catch your breath and then head to the Georgia Literary Festival in Macon on November 3-4
A whole Fall's worth of book festivals
Illustration: screenshot of AJC Decatur Book Festival web site
