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AJC Decatur Book Festival releases 2013 schedule
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical (AJC DBF) released the 2013 schedule for the eighth annual Labor Day weekend event, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Attendees can now view the robust schedule and begin planning their festival agendas. The schedule is live on the AJC DBF website: www.DecaturBookFestival.com/2013/schedule/.
In addition to Friday night’s keynote address by Congressman John Lewis, some of the weekend’s highlights include:
Clyde Edgerton’s two events
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· Writer’s Conference Keynote Address
o Agnes Scott College, Friday, 2:30 p.m.
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· “Talking Toys are Satan’s Gift: Writing About Fatherhood”
o First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Sunday, 3:45 p.m.
Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco’s two events
· “One Today”
o Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 11:15 a.m.
· “Poetry in Public Life,” with P. Scott Cunningham, Esther Lee, and Kevin Young
o Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage, Sunday, 1:15 p.m.
Henry Wiencek (“Master of the Mountain”; paperback launch) and Mac Griswold (“The Manor”)
· “Slavery: New Investigations and Discoveries”
o First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 11:15 a.m.
Randall Kennedy
· “For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law” (book launch)
o First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Kathy Reichs (“Bones of the Lost”) and Karin Slaughter (“Unseen”)
· “Kathy and Karin Talk Mystery”
o First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 1:45 p.m.
Chuck Leavell
· “Growing a Better America: Smart, Strong, and Sustainable”
o Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 1:45 p.m.
Kimberla Lawson Roby
· “A House Divided”
o First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 3 p.m.
Jason Mott
· “The Returned” (book launch)
o Decatur Recreation Center Gym Stage, Sunday, noon
Sam Freedman, Randy Roberts, Tom Dunkel, and Larry Colton
· “Breaking the Color Line: Integration in Sports” panel
o Decatur Recreation Center Gym Stage, Sunday, 1:15 p.m.
Linda Marsa
· “Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health”
o First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Sunday, 1:15 p.m.
Abbi Glines (“Just for Now”) and J. Lynn (“Wait For You”)
· “New Adult, New Genre”
o Decatur Recreation Center Studio Stage, Sunday 3:45 p.m.
Jerry Pinkney
· “Classic Stories with Jerry Pinkney”
o Children’s Stage, Saturday, 10 a.m.
Caprice Crane, Sara Shepard, and Terra McVoy
· “When Good Girls Go Bad” panel
o Teen Stage, Sunday, 2 p.m.
Also available on the website are full lists of activities and authors:
· www.DecaturBookFestival.com/2013/activities/whats-new.php
· www.DecaturBookFestival.com/2013/authors/index.php
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical (AJC DBF) is the largest independent book festival in the country, and the fourth largest overall. Over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30-Sept. 1), tens of thousands from Metro Atlanta and beyond will share the historic downtown Decatur Square with world-class authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, and booksellers for a weekend filled with literature, music, food, and fun. For more information, visit www.DecaturBookFestival.com, “like” Decatur Book Festival on Facebook, or follow @DBookFestival on Twitter.