AJC Decatur Book Festival 2019
2019
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About AJC Decatur Book Festival
Born in downtown Decatur over Labor Day Weekend 2006, the AJC Decatur Book Festival has since grown to be recognized as the largest independent book festival in the country — and the fifth largest in the world. Each year, attendees mingle with hundreds of world-class authors at book signings, readings, and soirées. The list of authors appearances for 2019 has yet to be revealed; however, poets Jericho Brown, James Davis May, and this year’s Georgia Poet Laureate Chelsea Rathburn are already on board for the coming year. Stay tuned for more information regarding tracks for young adult books, cookbooks, political nonfiction, experimental poetry, and a whole lot more.
AJC Decatur Book Festival Events By Day
The AJC Decatur Book Festival - Friday August 30th
Friday August 30, 2019 05:00 pm EDT
Decatur Square & Courthouse
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books,
Community
Born in downtown Decatur over Labor Day Weekend 2006, the AJC Decatur Book Festival has since grown ...
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The AJC Decatur Book Festival - Saturday August 31st
Saturday August 31, 2019 08:00 am EDT
Decatur Square & Courthouse
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda::Books,
Community
Born in downtown Decatur over Labor Day Weekend 2006, the AJC Decatur Book Festival has since grown ...
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CL RECOMMENDS
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The AJC Decatur Book Festival - Sunday September 1st
Sunday September 1, 2019 11:00 am EDT
Decatur Square & Courthouse
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books,
Community
Born in downtown Decatur over Labor Day Weekend 2006, the AJC Decatur Book Festival has since grown ...
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Events for Friday, August 30, 2019 - Day One
Improv Gets Lit
Saturday August 31, 2019 08:00 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books,
Nightlife,
Nightlife::Comedy
The AJC Decatur Book Festival and Dad’s Garage team up for a night of literature and laughs. Join so...
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Events for Saturday, August 31, 2019 - Day Two
Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome w/ Katherine Harmon Courage
Saturday August 31, 2019 12:30 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
These days, probiotic yogurt and other “gut-friendly” foods line supermarket shelves. But what’s the...
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee w/ Casey Cep
Saturday August 31, 2019 12:30 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members for ins...
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The Rabbit Effect w/ Kelli Harding
Saturday August 31, 2019 03:00 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
For all of its rigor and science, medicine is full of stories—mysteries—that doctors and research ca...
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Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of America w/ Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
Saturday August 31, 2019 04:15 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
Descendants of a prominent slaveholding family, Elizabeth, Grace, and Katharine Lumpkin grew up in a...
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Poetry Reading: Tommy Pico and Mark Conway
Saturday August 31, 2019 04:15 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
From the Winner of the Whiting Award, an American Book Award, and finalist for a Lambda, Tommy Pico’...
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The Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions w/ Alex Day
Saturday August 31, 2019 05:30 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
From the authors of the best-selling and genre-defining cocktail book Death & Co, Six & Co is a comp...
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Events for Sunday, September 1, 2019 - Day Three
Grilled: Turning Adversaries to Allies to Change the Chicken Industry w/ Leah Garcés
Sunday September 1, 2019 01:00 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
Leah Garcés has committed her career to fighting for the rights of factory-farmed animals. As presid...
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Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic w/ Matt McCarthy
Sunday September 1, 2019 02:30 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
Physician, researcher, and ethics professor Matt McCarthy is on the front lines of a groundbreaking ...
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Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974
Sunday September 1, 2019 03:45 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books
If you were asked when America became polarized, your answer would likely depend on your age: you mi...
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Creative Loafing Stories About AJC Decatur Book Festival
SEE & DO: AJC Decatur Book Festival Article
Friday August 31, 2018 05:00 am EDT
Whether a lifelong bibliophile or new to literary magic, the Decatur Book Festival has something for everyone
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Richard Lloyd to appear at Decatur Book Festival Article
Thursday August 31, 2017 07:54 pm EDT
The former Television guitarist reads from his recent memoir, 'Everything Is Combustible'
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5 things to do: Decatur Book Festival Article
Sunday September 4, 2016 11:00 am EDT
What's happening in Atlanta today
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Weekend Arts Agenda: 2016 National Puppet Slam Article
Thursday September 1, 2016 01:05 pm EDT
Plus: Matthew Broussard, Decatur Book Festival, and LEGOs
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One for the books Article
Thursday September 1, 2016 08:00 am EDT
Here are your best bets for this year's Decatur Book Festival
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5 things to do: Cecily McMillan Book Party Article
Saturday August 13, 2016 11:00 am EDT
What's happening in Atlanta today
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Ryan Gravel named Judy Turner Prize inaugural winner Article
Wednesday August 10, 2016 07:08 pm EDT
BeltLine creator wins Decatur Book Festival award
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AJC Decatur Book Festival establishes Judy Turner Prize Article
Monday July 11, 2016 01:56 pm EDT
The Decatur Book Festival receives $10,000 to honor the achievements of Judy Turner, the Book Festival's Board President.
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Weekend Arts Agenda: Atlanta Dance debuts Time + Itinerant March 24 2016 Article
Thursday March 24, 2016 09:42 am EDT
Plus, Tom Dudzick's play <I>Hail Mary</i> opens at Stage Door Players.
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Weekend Arts Agenda: Into the Woods kicks off at Aurora Theatre March 10 2016 Article
Thursday March 10, 2016 09:53 am EST
Plus, the well-known drag queen group, the Armorettes, stop by the ART Station.
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Weekend Arts Agenda: Much Ado About Nothing arrives at Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse March 03 2016 Article
Thursday March 3, 2016 10:06 am EST
Plus, the Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show returns for its 34th anniversary.
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Book Review - A Chinese legend comes to the West Article
Monday September 7, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Alexandra Curry's debut novel brings history to the present
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Omnivore - A literary feast is coming to Decatur Article
Friday September 4, 2015 09:52 am EDT
The AJC Decatur Book Festival sets up a food lovers showcase with its Food and Cooking Stage
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Books - John Markoff's love for 'Machines' Article
Thursday September 3, 2015 04:00 am EDT
New York Times' reporter and science author takes on the AI versus IA debate in new book
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Books - Write Club's literary gut-punch Article
Thursday September 3, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Tender Blood Sport' celebrates four years of Atlanta's popular reading series
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Books - Decatur Book Festival Preview Article
Thursday September 3, 2015 04:00 am EDT
How to go from a "bad feminist"
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Atlanta according to Daren Wang Article
Monday July 27, 2015 04:00 am EDT
The Decatur Book Festival's executive director has got your hot tips on secret chicken
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Atlanta according to Lauri Stallings Article
Monday March 23, 2015 04:00 am EDT
All those outdoor glo performances add up once you know the troupe's founder is a serious nature lover (and crazy about the Dungeon Family)
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Weekend Arts Agenda: 2014 AJC Decatur Book Festival August 28 2014 Article
Thursday August 28, 2014 11:28 am EDT
First among equals: Joyce Carol Oates.
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Critic's Notebook: August's Top Five Article
Wednesday August 6, 2014 01:11 pm EDT
Books and walls, disputation and indemnity
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Weekend Arts Agenda: 'Mi Casa, Your Casa' July 17 2014 Article
Thursday July 17, 2014 11:29 am EDT
- Courtesy the High
Mi Casa, Your Casa, in collaboration with the Instituto de México and gloATL, begins its months-long stretch at the High, where it will colonize the Sifly Piazza for performances and other events. Anchoring the site-specific work is an installation designed by Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena: 36 three-dimensional, bright red frames, each in the shape of a house, which...
Weekend Arts Agenda: 'Hidden Away' August 30 2013 Article
Friday August 30, 2013 09:00 am EDT
It's D-day for festivals: both the Decatur Book Festival and Dragon*Con are taking over
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Books - 50 new books launch at Decatur Book Festival Article
Thursday August 29, 2013 04:00 am EDT
5 highlights from the massive annual event
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A Critic's Notebook: Children, legendary and otherwise Article
Wednesday August 28, 2013 08:44 am EDT
On drag, Tituba, and Debbie Harry
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Congressman John Lewis to deliver keynote at Decatur Book Festival Article
Wednesday June 19, 2013 10:00 am EDT
2013 Decatur Book Festival keynote speaker and lineup announced
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