Fri, Aug 30 - Sept 1, 2019
101 E Court Square Decatur, GA
AJC Decatur Book Festival Aug 30-Sept 1, 2019
Are you a literary fan? Book addict? Lover of festivals? This book festival is for YOU! Aug 30-Sept 1, 2019. Don’t miss hearing from your favorite authors or discovering new ones this Labor Day weekend.
Plan Your Book Festival Experience
Where do you start when there’s so much goodness packed into one weekend? Don’t worry, we have you covered. This page includes everything you need to plan your book festival schedule and must-do list. Schedule
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Patti Callahan Henry
Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times bestselling author of 12 novels, including The Bookshop at Water’s Edge. A finalist for the Townsend Prize for fiction, an Indie Next Pick, an OKRA pick, and a multiple nominee for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Novel of the Year, Patti is a frequent speaker at luncheons, book clubs, and women’s groups. The mother of three children, she now lives with her husband in both Mountain Brook, Alabama and Bluffton, South Carolina. Read More
Sessions
Peeling Back the Layers
From, Katherine Center, the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about family, hope, and learning to love against all odds. A provocative and powerful novel from Zoe Fishman, the bestselling author of Inheriting Edith, explores the meaning of family, the invisibility of addiction, and the unpredictability and all-encompassing nature of grief. New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry returns to the beloved Lowcountry setting of The Bookshop at Water’s End with a novel of one woman’s homecoming, THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER. Join these three authors as they discuss what happens when you peel back the layers and reveal characters' vulnerability.
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by Mailchimp
Sat 3:00-3:45pm Carreker
Moderator
Kate Whitman