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The Margaret Mitchell House & Museum was founded in 1990 to save and preserve the house where Margaret Mitchell lived and wrote the book Gone With the Wind. On August 1, 2004, the Margaret Mitchell House merged with the Atlanta History Center (AHC). As a result, the AHC oversees the operation of the two-acre site which includes the Margaret Mitchell House, Gone With the Wind Movie Museum, Visitors Center, Museum Shop and The Center for Southern Literature. Tours of the exhibits tell the story of Margaret Mitchell beyond the book and movie, including her journalism career, philanthropy and family history. The Center for Southern Literature, the programming division of the MMH, preserves the legacy of Margaret Mitchell through weekly literary author programs, creative writing classes for adults and youth, and the administration of the PEN/Faulkner Writers in Schools Program.

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Elizabeth Strout: Olive Kitteridge

Mon, Apr 21, 2008

Elizabeth Strout discusses her latest book, *Olive Kitteridge*, a series of 13 interlocking tales that present a portrait of ordinary coastal Mainers. Strout creates a world that represents the entire human drama, the highs and lows of life.

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A Voyage Long and Strange: From Columbus to Plymouth Rock

Wed, May 14, 2008

Tony Horwitz discusses *A Voyage Long and Strange*, in which he attempts to understand what happened in the Americas between Columbus' arrival and the Mayflower's landing on Plymouth Rock. During this time, vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs, among others, roamed the unknown continent in search of grapes, gold, converts, and even a cure for syphilis. Though most failed to locate their treasure, their adventures and exploits left an indelible impression on those they met, peoples who would eventually come face to face with the English settlers.

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Cassandra King: Queen of Broken Hearts

Wed, Jun 6, 2007

Cassandra King, the national bestselling author of *The Same Sweet Girls* and *The Sunday Wife*, discusses her new novel, *Queen of Broken Hearts*. It is not easy being the queen of broken hearts. Just ask Clare, who has assumed the mantle while her career as a divorce coach thrives. Now she's preparing to open a home for the retreats she leads, on a slice of breathtaking property on the Alabama coast. When Clare's marriage ends in tragedy, her work becomes the sole focus of her life. While she has no problem helping the men and women who seek her advice to mend their broken hearts, healing her own is another matter entirely. Falling in love again is the last thing Clare wants. When Lex, a charismatic, charming, burly sea captain, moves to town to run the marina, Clare insists they remain friends and nothing more. But even though she fights it, she begins to fall for him. *Queen of Broken Hearts* is a memorable story infused with all the flavors, textures, and intrigues of a small Southern town.

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Fiasco: American Military Adventure in Iraq

Wed, Aug 1, 2007

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas E. Ricks discusses the American military adventure in Iraq, with a preface on recent developments.

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Scandal of the Season: Gossip in 18th Century London

Tue, Aug 14, 2007

Sophie Gee discusses her book *Scandal of the Season*, an erotic, witty drama about life in 18th century London, a time of Jacobite plots and Popish fears that threatened to erupt in political violence. *Scandal of the Season* is supposedly a fictionalized account of the true story behind Alexander Pope's 1712 poem, "The Rape of the Lock." When Pope composed his satirical epic, he was shining a spotlight on a suspected affair between the British aristocrats Arabella Fermor and Lord Robert Petre, two mainstays of the London scene. The intrigue became common knowledge when Petre publicly cut off a lock of Fermor's hair, providing fodder for gossip writers of the time.

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Archivist's Story: Secrets of the Lubyanka Prison

Tue, Jul 10, 2007

Travis Holland discusses his first novel *The Archivist's Story*, which explores the recesses of the infamous Lubyanka prison in Russia, where a young archivist is sent to authenticate an unsigned story confiscated from one of the many political prisoners there.

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Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

Wed, Sep 19, 2007

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich discusses her new book, *Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History*, which celebrates a renaissance in history inspired by amateurs, activists, and professional historians. Ulrich wrote, "They didn't ask to be remembered", in 1976 about the pious women of colonial New England. She then added a phrase that has since gained widespread currency: "Well-behaved women seldom make history". Today those words appear almost everywhere, but what do they really mean? In this book, Ulrich goes far beyond the slogan she inadvertently created and explores what it means to make history. Ulrich, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of *A Midwife's Tale*, is a professor at Harvard University.

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Jan Karon: Home to Holly Springs

Mon, Nov 5, 2007

Jan Karon discusses her new novel, *Home to Holly Springs*. The Margaret Mitchell House, in partnership with the Jimmy Carter Library, presents author Jan Karon. In *Home to Holly Springs*, Karon tells the story of a newly retired priest's spur-of-the-moment adventure. For the first time in decades, Father Tim returns to his birthplace, Holly Springs, Mississippi, in response to a mysterious, unsigned note saying simply: Come home.

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Andre Dubus III: Garden of Last Days

Wed, Jul 16, 2008

Andre Dubus III, author of *The House of Sand and Fog*, discusses his new novel, *The Garden of Last Days*. Its themes include sex, parenthood, honor, and masculinity.

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Honor Moore: The Bishop's Daughter

Wed, Oct 8, 2008

Honor Moore discusses her most recent memoir, *The Bishop's Daughter*, the story of Moore's complex and visionary father, a man who was an Episcopal priest, an activist bishop in Washington under the Johnson administration, and a civil rights leader. Moore’s story covers issues of American life: war, race, family, sexuality, and faith. Moore is also the author of three collections of poems.

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