Obituaries
Film critic Roger Ebert (1940-2013), author of Life Itself (2011), the most strikingly candid and one of the most enjoyable memoirs I’ve ever read.
Peter Workman (1938-2013), founder of the very successful publishing house.
Scott Turow, who is alive and well, on The Slow Death of the American Author.
It’s National Poetry Month
Did you know that Mark Twain wrote poetry?
This Week
Rob Weintraub, Decatur resident and author of The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball’s Golden Age, Monday, April 15th at 7:15pm, sponsored by Georgia Center for the Book.
Sheri Joseph, Georgia State professor and author of Where You Can Find Me, Tuesday, April 16th at 7:15pm, sponsored by Georgia Center for the Book.
Bob Dotson, author of American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, Wednesday, April 17th at 7pm, Jimmy Carter Library, sponsored by Georgia Center for the Book.
The Love and Death Tour featuring Lauren Oliver, author of the Delirium trilogy, Lauren Morrill, author of Meant to Be, and Lenore Appelhan, author of Level Two, Wednesday, April 17th at 7pm, Little Shop of Stories.