Last evening was World Book Night! 25,000 volunteers handed out a half million copies of free books in the United States, including hundreds of superb titles right here in Decatur. It’s an amazing cooperative venture amongst the folks at World Book Night, publishers, authors, and volunteers. Were you a giver? If so, where did you distribute your books? Did you get a free book last night and were you wonderously surprised?

This Week

Mo Willems, author of That Is NOT a Good Idea!, Wednesday, April 24th at 6pm (doors open at 5pm), Decatur Library, sponsored by Little Shop of Stories and Georgia Center for the Book, free.

Jill McCorkle, author of Life After Life, Tuesday, April 30th at 7pm, Margaret Mitchell House, $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers.

Tom Angleberger, author of Art2-D2’s Guide to Folding and Doodling (and all those Origami Yoda books), Wednesday, May 1st at 7pm, Little Shop of Stories, free.

David Stockman, author of The Great Deformation, Wednesday, May 1st at 7pm, Jimmy Carter Library, free.