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Georgia Center for the Book

Founded in 1920, the Georgia Center for the Book, based at the DeKalb County Public Library, is the statewide affiliate of the Library of Congress with a mission of serving libraries, literacy and literature. We sponsor two popular literary competitions for students, develop and encourage programming for and other literary-related organizations and sponsor some 90 literary programs each year, bringing more than 125 authors to metro Atlanta and the state for free public events.

http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org

  • John Burnham Schwartz: The Commoner

    Mon, Feb 11, 2008
    John Burnham Schwartz' discusses his fourth novel, *The Commoner*, which is a tale inspired by the dramatic, real-life stories of the reigning empress and crown princess of Japan. It is a story of a brutally and controlled existence, at once hidden and exposed, and of a complex relationship between two isolated women. Schwartz' other novels include *Reservation Road* and *Bicycle Days*.
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  • Charles E. Cobb Jr.: On the Road to Freedom

    Tue, Feb 19, 2008
    Charles E. Cobb Jr., a prominent black journalist and reporter for NPR and PBS' *Frontline*, discusses *On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail*. The book is a guide to over 400 historic sites in America linked to the Civil Right Movement.
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  • Kurt Andersen: Heyday

    Wed, Jan 16, 2008
    Kurt Andersen, author of *Turn of the Century*, a cofounder of *Spy* magazine and former columnist for *Time* and *The New Yorker*, discusses his new novel, *Heyday*. Set in the midst of the 19th century, the book explores America's coming of age with a handful of memorable characters discovering the nature of freedom and true love. Andersen hosts the award-winning public radio program, *Studio 360*.
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  • George C. Herring: From Colony to Superpower

    Tue, Oct 28, 2008
    Award-winning historian and author George C. Herring gives an overview of American diplomacy, as described in his new book, *From Colony to Superpower: US Foreign Relations Since 1776*. Herring uses foreign relations as the lens through which to tell the story of America's dramatic rise from 13 disparate colonies huddled along the Atlantic coast to the world's greatest superpower. This book is the latest volume in the Oxford History of the United States series.
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  • Joshilyn Jackson: The Girl Who Stopped Swimming

    Wed, Nov 5, 2008
    Author and Georgia Perimeter College Writer-in-Residence Joshilyn Jackson talks about her latest, *The Girl Who Stopped Swimming*. Jackson is also the author of *Gods in Alabama* and *Between Georgia*. Jack Riggs, also a writer-in-residence at Georgia Perimeter College, interviews Jackson about her writing and techniques.
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    Russell Shorto: Descartes' Bones

    Tue, Oct 21, 2008
    Russell Shorto, author of *Decartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason*, discusses the new intellectual detective story. It examines how the skull of the 17th century French thinker became separated from the rest of his remains and where it is today. Shorto is also the author of *The Island at the Center of the World*.
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  • Michael Largo: Genius and Heroin

    Mon, Oct 20, 2008
    Author Michael Largo discusses his new book, *Genius and Heroin: The Illustrated Catalogue of Creativity, Obsession, and Reckless Abandon Through the Ages*, which describes how the famously talented mix their genius with an urge for self-destructiveness. Largo's other work, *The Portable Obituary*, chronicles how the rich and famous died.
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  • Dexter Filkins: The Forever War

    Thu, Oct 2, 2008
    War correspondent Dexter Filkins discusses his new book, *The Forever War*. It is a collection of the author's work for *The New York Times*, covering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since 1998.
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  • Rick Atkinson: The Day of Battle

    Mon, Sep 22, 2008
    Pulitzer Prize-winning Rick Atkinson presents his latest book, *The Day of Battle*. He follows the strengthening American and British armies of WWII, as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north toward Rome.
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  • Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

    Thu, Sep 18, 2008
    Thomas Frank, *The New York Times* bestselling author of *What's the Matter with Kansas?*, discusses his new book, *The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule*. The author argues that the same politicians who laughed at the mere idea of effective government have themselves created a government in which incompetence is the rule.
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