Ryan at Lenz writes in…

We have more exciting, creative news from the book fest.

Are you familiar with the historic 1958 photo, “A Great Day in Harlem,” that featured tons of living jazz legends (photo and more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Great_Day_in_Harlem)? We’re creating our own version for all the amazing authors who call Decatur home, including new US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, Joshilyn Jackson, Amanda Kyle Williams, James Dean, and many more.

This will happen next Thursday, June 28, at 5 p.m. on the steps of the Old Courthouse on the Decatur Square. This is a community event, open to the public. Following the shoot, there will be a reception upstairs at the Old Courthouse to kick off the AJC DBF “My Festival” campaign in which authors, local business owners, and area residents share the reasons they love and feel ownership in the festival.

According to the press release, Decatur Book Fest Exec Director Daren Wang also expects these 30030 authors to be posing in the photo…

Mickey Baskett, Amy Benson Brown, Joe Crespino, James Dean, Amber Dermont, Elizabeth Dulemba, Ken Foskett, Tony Martin,Terra Elan McVoy, Andisheh Nouraee, Susan Puckett, Josh Russell, Allen Tullos, and Kevin Young.