Bookworms Converge on Region for AJC Decatur Book Festival

With lectures and book-signings by more than 600 local and national authors, every genre is covered at this weekend’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival presented by DeKalb Medical.

The schedule for the ninth annual Labor Day weekend event, Aug. 29 – 31, can be found on the AJC DBF website.

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In addition to Friday night’s keynote address by American literary icon Joyce Carol Oates, some of the weekend’s highlights include:

Ron Rash’s events

• Understanding Ron Rash (book discussion)
  • Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 10 a.m.

• “On The Fringes of War” panel with Richard Flanagan and Roy Hoffman
  • First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Colman Andrews

• My Usual Table (book discussion)
  • Eddie’s Attic Stage, Saturday, 10 a.m.

Kim Bearden

• Crash Course (book discussion)
  • Decatur Recreation Center Gym, Saturday, 11:15 a.m.

Stephanie Perkins, Adi Alsaid, Jennifer Smith, and Isabel Gillies

• “Map of My Heart: Love Stories” panel
  • Teen Stage, Saturday, 12 p.m

Mike Lane, Jon Scieszka, Jennifer Holm, and Tom Watson

• “Great Books for New Readers” panel
  • Children’s Stage, Saturday, 12:15 p.m.

Eleanor Davis and Liz Prince

• “How to be Graphic” panel
  • Marriott Conference Center Ballroom A, Saturday, 1:45 p.m.

Jericho Brown and Patricia Lockwood

• Best American Poetry 2014 (book launch)
  • Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 3 p.m.

Emily Giffin interviewed by Mara Davis

• The One & Only (book discussion)
  • Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 4:15 p.m.

Karin Slaughter and Chelsea Cain

• “Internal Affairs” thriller panel
  • First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 4:15 p.m.

Pat Conroy, Cassandra King, Cliff Graubart, and Cynthia Graubart

• “Marriage by the Book” panel
  • First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

Tony Earley

• Mr. Tall (book launch)
  • Decatur Library Stage, Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

Gail Sheehy

• Daring: My Passages (book launch)
  • Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage, Sunday, 1:15 p.m.

Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge

• “The Beekman Boys” cooking demonstration
  • Springer Mountain Farms Kitchen Stage, Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

Kazu Kibuishi

• Amulet series (series discussion)
  • Teen Stage, Sunday, 2 p.m.

Rep. James Clyburn

• Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black (book discussion)
  • Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage, Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

Richard Rodriguez

• Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography (book discussion)
  • Old Courthouse Stage, Sunday, 3:45 p.m.

Lev Grossman

• The Magician’s Land (book discussion)
  • First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage, Sunday, 5 p.m.

Also available on the website are full lists of activities and authors

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical (AJC DBF) is the largest independent book festival in the country. Over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29 – 31), 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.