DBF09
Last night my wife and I ran over to Decatur for the press preview of the 2009 Decatur Book Festival. Due to a house full of guys fixing things that have broken in my house all at the same time, I missed most of the festivities. The event was held at Eddie’s Attic, and it was packed when we eventually rolled in. Here’s what I can tell you:
The book fest is Labor Day weekend, September 4-6. The very cool poster looks like this:
The list of authors that will be appearing at this year’s fest can be found here.
If you’d like to volunteer for this year’s fest, check in with the DBF here.
Much more info about all things book fest will be coming as the event gets closer. Stay tuned.
Books, Happenings | Tim | 
June 23, 2009 8:31 am
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By Jen, June 23, 2009 @ 9:35 am
2 words:
skippyjon jones!!
By Dr J, June 24, 2009 @ 9:15 am
I know someone who would think it’s muy neato to march with Skippito.
By Rich, June 24, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
I would love to go meet Warren St. John. I just finished his fantastic new book on the immigrant boys soccer team out in Clarkston. The book, which I recommend highly, is called Outcasts United.
It describes not only the coming together of young men from most disparate backgrounds imaginable, but also the underpinnings of what must be one of the most bizarre social experiments in US history. He describes the relocation of refugees from all over the world into into this tiny Atlanta backwater as 100 years of immigration compacted into a decade.
It’s amazing to think that it happened (and is happening) in our own backyard, and amazing to read about how the locals handled it (or didn’t).
By Tim, June 25, 2009 @ 10:34 am
My wife went to see St. John read at the Carter Center. The coach and several of the Outcasts players were there, too. She said that it was very cool.