Decatur Book Festival Just Days Away – Are You Ready??
Decatur Metro | August 27, 2014
So the Decatur Book Festival schedule is posted online and printed versions have begun to appear around town (I know that Little Shop and Decatur Library have had them).
If you’re a seasoned DBF patron (the DBF posted a listicle “17 Signs You’re a Seasoned DBF Fan” on their blog to help you determine this) you know that you need a game plan to make the most out of your weekend. Just wandering the market on the Square in the hot Georgia sun is fun, but one can only eat so many King of Pops before you run out of dollar bills and the children begin crying because you’ve eaten all the Chocolate Sea Salt pops. You need to figure out what interests you beforehand to really get your money’s worth. (Harhar)
So here we go – What talks are you planning on attending this weekend? What non-discussing events caught your eye this year? Share what you’ve already uncovered and help your fellow DM readers get a handle on this wonderfully large Labor Day Weekend event!
Photo courtesy of the Decatur Book Festival website
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My sons and I will be there for John Scalzi’s book launch late Saturday afternoon. It’s been a pleasure over the years watching him become one of the best (and funniest) science-fiction authors on the planet. This will be the first time I’ve managed to hear him speak; supposedly he’s a riot in person.
I hope to meet Lev Grossman. He’s amazing.
My definite appearances are
Ellen Griffith Spears
David McRaney
and Jonah McDonald.
And I hope to catch at least one appearance featuring Pat Conroy.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I’m also looking forward to spending time at the Makers Tent. Is that new to the fest?
I’m interested in the new pavilions in the street fair. The Georgia Humanities Pavilion, the Romance Writers Pavilion, and the Makers Pavilion. And I always enjoy the seeing what the university presses have to offer. At AIA I’ll revisit The Book as Art, presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance. Their opening is tomorrow (Thursday) night at seven o’clock. Open to all and free. It’s an outstanding show, I got a sneak preview. And I have it on good authority there will be snacks and beverages at the opening. What else? I like to drop in on Annette Laing of Confusion Press. Annette is a serious historian (PhD-UCBerkley) who writes charming time travel stories for young people, plopping her three young protagonists into WWll London, or the antebellum American South, and packing the stories with authentic historical detail. (But I’m a sucker for time travel stories.) See all yall there. Feets don’t fail me now!