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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.

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