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Decatur Book Festival returns Sept. 3-5
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 16:47 | No Comment
Decatur Book Festival returns Sept. 3-5

The annual Decatur Book Festival returns Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5, with hundreds of authors and thousands of literature lovers descending on the city for readings, workshops and more.
This year’s keynote speaker is Jonathan Franzen, …

25 Books All Young Georgians Should Read
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 5:00 | One Comment
25 Books All Young Georgians Should Read

The Georgia Center for the Book has selected 32 prize-winning authors and illustrators with Georgia connections for its inaugural list of “25 Books All Young Georgians Should Read.” The prestigious list was revealed Thursday in …

Write the World Conference, June 11-13
Wednesday, 19 May, 2010 – 10:52 | No Comment
Write the World Conference, June 11-13

Atlanta Writer’s Club is co-sponsoring the “Write the World Conference” on  June 11-13, which will be a weekend of panels, seminars and networking opportunities for writers looking to get their books published.
Topics will include marketing …

Download 19th Century Books from Emory Library
Tuesday, 18 May, 2010 – 11:44 | No Comment
Download 19th Century Books from Emory Library

A glimpse of 19th century British life is available online, courtesy of Emory University Libraries’ Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library (MARBL).
More than 1,200 novels, known as yellowbacks, have been digitized using a cutting-edge robotic …

UPDATED: 25 Books All Georgians Should Read
Wednesday, 28 Apr, 2010 – 5:00 | 2 Comments
UPDATED: 25 Books All Georgians Should Read

The Georgia Center for the Book revealed the ”25 Books All Georgians Should Read” at a special event on Thursday night at the Decatur Public Library
The fourth edition of the prestigious “25 Books” list includes 11 novels and …

Woodruff Park Reading/Rec Room almost ready
Monday, 14 Dec, 2009 – 10:36 | One Comment
Woodruff Park Reading/Rec Room almost ready

For the past last three years, the Woodruff Park Reading Room has offered an open-air urban oasis for Downtown employees and visitors to sit and enjoy periodicals and books. Now, with new infrastructure and an expansion, the …