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Some of us have made plans to meet up at the Center for Southern Literature on December 4 to see Richard Ford read from his latest, The Lay of the Land. On December 7th, also at CSL, the authors of the apparently fantastic non-fiction book, The Race Beat, will be reading . Here’s a quick update on other literary happenings in the ATL – mark your calendars:
The 15th Annual Book Festival at the Marcus Jewish Community Center in going on now through the 20th of November. I’m kicking myself for missing the discussion of Suite Francaise this past weekend that featured the translator (and others). I didn’t know!
This Friday, John Edwards will be reading from his new book Home at the Carter Center. (Here’s how long ago the 2004 election was – I was asking myself why that old NPR guy was reading at the Carter Center. Um, that would be Bob Edwards. How quickly we (or I) forget.)
On December 6th, Elizabeth Kolbert will read from her climate change book, Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change. This one is in the garden at the Atlanta History Center. Not sure that outdoors in December is the best plan, but no one asks me.
December 8th, at 11:30 AM on a Friday, Jimmy himself will be at the Carter Center signing his new book, Palestine. Why 11:30 AM? On a Friday?
Looking ahead, ESPN sportscaster Jeremy Schaap will be reading at the Atlanta History Center (indoors) on February 13 from his new book, Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics.
Walter Isaacson follows up his enormous Benjamin Franklin book with an enormous Einstein book. Reading at the Atlanta History Center on April 18.
E-mail me (see Contact Us link) any events that I may have missed. I’ll try to update upcoming events semi-regularly. I hate finding out cool events after they happen.
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November 15, 2006 7:54 am
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By Dr J, November 16, 2006 @ 10:44 am
Dr J will be bloviating from barstools throughout downtown Atlanta during the first week of January, as he will be there for a conference.
By DJ Cayenne, November 16, 2006 @ 1:49 pm
Schweet. Will you be reading from barstools or just lecturing? Either way, I’ll clear my calendar to ensure a front row seat.