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We are honored to welcome the legendary, beloved, Tony Award-winning actress and singer Patti LuPone for a very special one time-only free event in recognition of her new book, ”Patti LuPone: A Memoir.” This is one of only four national appearances by Miss LuPone and the only one in which she will be speaking. The star who created memorable Broadway stage roles in ”Evita,”...
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Roald Dahl led a remarkable life, as an author for children and adults and as a celebrity, perhaps best known for writing the classics ”Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and ”James and the Giant Peach.” Now we have an imposing, perhaps definitive account of Dahl’s life and work written by Donald Sturrock, ”Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl.” Sturrock joins us for...
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We are delighted to host Terry McMillan, one of this country’s finest authors, who will visit us with an exuberant new novel that brings back the four unforgettable heroines of ”Waiting to Exhale,” the novel that forever changed African American fiction. Her new book is ”Getting to Happy,” more about the sassy, vibrant women who made ”Waiting to Exhale” a watershed moment in literary...
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We join with Decatur’s Little Shop of Stories to host a program by actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis. She has written a new children’s book, ”My Mommy Hung the Moon,” which she’ll be discussing on her brief two-hour visit here. Because of her publisher’s insistence, tickets are required. They will be distributed free on a first come-first served basis beginning on Tuesday, Sept....
Read MorePlease mark this very special event on your calendar now! Carmen Deedy, the prize-winning author of books for young readers, and her husband, Grammy Award musician John McCutcheon, will be here for a unique and wonderful evening of storytelling and music to benefit the DeKalb Library Foundation’s literacy fund in honor of the library’s retiring director, Darro Willey. You won’t want to miss Deedy,...
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Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker is regarded as the leader of the global breast cancer movement. Her journey began with a promise to her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything possible to end the shame, pain, fear and hopelessness associated with the disease. In one generation, the organization she created that bears her sister’s name has changed the world. Ambassador Brinker...
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