Books by Local Authors

Trouble and Hope: A DVD Anthology ($15, Poetry Atlanta Press). Poetry Atlanta spent more than two years compiling this documentary of the city’s noted poets in performance and conversation. Included are Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey, Alice Lovelace, Karen Head, Beth Gylys, Jon Goode, Megan Volpert, Amena Brown and a special performance by late spoken word artist, Shannon Leigh. A screening of the film will be held in conjunction with Georgia Center for the Book on Thursday, June 18, at 7 p.m. at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. www.poetryatlanta.com.

Decade of Dish Vol. 2: Amor en la Cocina by Michele Niesen ($15.95, Blurb.com). The former owner of The Supper Club and Billy Goat’s Cantina in Decatur has released her second memoir following her saucy tales of sex, travel and cooking in Mexico and the southwest. Recipes included. www.micheleniesen.com.

Images of America: Buckhead by Susan Kessler Barnard ($21.99, Arcadia Publishing). Arcadia Publishing continues its series on Atlanta with a book solely dedicated to Buckhead. The book is packed with historic illustrations, photographs and stories stretching from 1821 through the 1950s.