We are delighted to welcome Susan Rebecca White, one of Atlanta’s most popular authors, with a celebration of the release of her new novel, ”A Place at the Table.” The doors open at 7:15 p.m., and she’ll appear on stage at 7:30 in conversation with another wonderful Atlanta writer, Susan Puckett. You won’t want to miss this! The new novel following ”Bound South” and...

We are pleased to join the prestigious publication Georgia Review for a special evening with one of Georgia’s most gifted authors, Mary Hood. Her appearance crowns a new issue of Georgia Review that features a much anticipated new story and a new essay by Hood as well as a lengthy interview with the author and a selection of her letters. ”She is a most...

The story of ”The Bookman’s Tale” begins nine months after the death of his beloved wife, Amanda, Peter Byerly isn’t sure what drew him into a bookshop in a small Welsh town. The young antiquarian bookseller relocated from North Carolina to the English countryside, hoping to heal his wounds by losing himself collecting and restoring rare books. But upon opening an eighteenth-century study of...

Author Daniel James Brown tells a remarkable true story in his fascinating new book, ”The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.” The story centers around the University of Washington’s oar crew, a team that transformed the sport and helped take the spotlight from Hitler’s Germany. This emotional story tells how the sons of...

The Georgia Center for the Book is pleased to host a reading for one of the most anticipated books of the summer, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls. A Graduate of Emory University, author Anton DiSclafani sets this coming-of-age story against the backdrop of the Great Depression. After her mysterious role in a family tragedy, passionate, strong-willed, fifteen-year-old Thea Atwell is cast out of...