Here’s the rundown for Night 1 of Wordsmiths’ fundraiser to save itself from extinction…

Additionally, InDecatur notes that a blurb was published in Publishers Weekly regarding the campaign. Also an AJC posting says that the rent at the Old Post Office on Trinity was three times that of the store’s current location. (THREE times!? umm…why?)

Full release after the jump…

Wordsmiths Books, in Decatur, GA announces “Saving Bookstores is AWESOME!!! Night of AWESOME!!!!” fundraiser weekend night 1, August 15, with Jack Pendarvis, Sealions and an AWESOME silent robot auction

One day after launching their “Save Our Bookstore” campaign, Wordsmiths Books in Decatur, GA announces plans for the first night of their forthcoming full-weekend fundraiser, to take place August 15-17^th.

Kicking off said fundraising weekend of events on Friday, August 15, at 7:30 PM, Wordsmiths Books, in conjunction with PASTE Magazine and southern literary blog BabyGotBooks.com, is presenting a night they’ve dubbed the “Saving Bookstores is AWESOME!!! Night of AWESOME!!!!”. Presenting from his first full-length novel titled Awesome, a hilarious and irreverent love story with a robot protagonist (which serves as the thematic base for the evening’s events), will be local humorist author Jack Pendarvis. Fittingly, Pendarvis was one of the first authors to ever present on the Wordsmiths stage. Following Pendarvis’s reading, Atlanta Indie-rock favorites Sealions will perform. To conclude the evening’s events, Wordsmiths will be hosting a “silent robot auction”, in which artisan robots of varying shapes, materials and forms, handcrafted by local businesses, entities, celebrities and individuals will be silent auctioned to benefit Wordsmiths “Save Our Bookstore” fund. Any individuals or groups wishing to create a robot of any sort to donate to the silent auction are asked to contact Wordsmiths director of marketing, Russ Marshalek, at russ@wordsmithsbooks.com