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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.

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    Jane Green: Promises to Keep

    Fri, Jun 25, 2010
    Jane Green, the bestselling author of 11 popular novels discusses a compelling new novel just right for summer reading, *Promises to Keep*. It’s the story of one remarkable summer in Maine when the lives of several families intersect, and what happens when you have to be your parent’s child long after you’ve grown up. The novel focuses on enduring love, building relationships and making tough decisions, the challenges we all have to face. Green has won acclaim for her novels which include such favorites as *The Beach House, Babyville, Dune Road* and* Second Chance*
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    Helena Andrews: Bitch is the New Black

    Thu, Jul 15, 2010
    Helena Andrews is young, smart, successful and black. She's an Ivy League graduate with great jobs who finds herself asking, ”Can a strong, successful and single black woman ever find love?” The answer comes in her hilarious, tell-it-like-it-is new book, *Bitch is the New Black*, whose title comes from a now-famous Saturday Night Live sketch and writer-comedienne Tina Fey. Already optioned as a feature film, the book deftly captures the author’s lively spirit as she describes growing up with her pot-smoking mother, navigating a mostly white workplace and getting a date with one of President Obama’s body guards, Reggie Love.
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    Jon Clinch: Kings of the Earth

    Mon, Jul 12, 2010
    Jon Clinch, author of the prize-winning debut novel *Finn*, an original work drawn from Mark Twain that focused on Huckleberry Finn’s brutal father, discusses another imaginative work, *Kings of the Earth*. It’s a gripping and haunting story of life, death and family in rural America. Centered on three brothers, one of whom dies in his sleep, the surviving brothers are suspected of murder. Told in a chorus of distinctive voices that span a generation, the novel examines the bonds of family and blood, faith and suspicion that link not just the brothers but their community as well. Critics call it ”blunt and brutal yet beautifully told, a classic tale of family kinship twisted askew.” Clinch is a native of New York now living in Pennsylvania whose work has appeared in a number of literary magazines.
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  • Joshilyn Jackson: Backseat Saints

    Tue, Jun 29, 2010
    Joshilyn Jacson was a finalist for the Townsend Award for Fiction, and her wonderful novel *The Girl Who Stopped Swimming* was selected as one of the Center for the Book’s 2010 ”25 Books All Georgians Should Read.” She talks about her brand new novel, *Backseat Saints*. It’s a can’t-put-it-down story about love, survival and shedding the past that features a memorable new voice: the tough, passionate and funny Rose Mae Lolly. She’s arguably the best character Jackson has ever come up with and is perfect for a book that is both high spirited and darker than her previous novels *Gods in Alabama* and *Between Georgia*.
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    Rafe Esquith: Lighting Their Fires

    Mon, Aug 2, 2010
    Rafe Esquith is the only teacher to have been awarded the President’s Medal of the Arts and is the author of the bestseller, *Teach Like Your Hair’s On Fire*. Rafe Esquith teaches in Los Angeles, and his super-successful, inspirational teaching methods have helped thousands of children maximize their potential. His new book is *Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children*, a book that enlarges on his themes and shows us how to make our kids not just great students but thoughtful and honorable citizens.
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    Rosalynn Carter: Equal Partner in the White House

    Mon, Jan 28, 2008
    Scott Kaufman, historian and co-author of *The Presidency of Jimmy Carter*, gives us a new, comprehensive biography of Mr. Carter's wife in his new book, *Rosalynn Carter: Equal Partner in the White House*. He depicts a hard-working, energetic, ambitious First Lady who remains one of the most admired women in the world. He also examines how she became a lightning rod for controversy by taking on roles that many people considered inappropriate.
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