Sunday, September 3rd I will be one of the stage captains for the Decatur Book Festival. I will be working the Decatur High School Performing Arts Center. Here’s the rundown on the events and more about the authors who will be presenting. I hope you come out and join us tomorrow. We have a great line up! I’ll be wearing a gray tee. :)
Decatur High School
12:00-12:45:
Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind featuring Ellen Brown shares the fascinating stories behind Margaret Mitchell's classic and how it became a Hollywood blockbuster. I hope she tells us whether Scarlett won Rhett back.1:15-2:00:
100 Things Braves Fans Should Know & Do Before They Dief eaturing Jack WilkinsonVeteran sportswriter Jack Wilkinson[E-6] has collected every essential piece of Braves knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.
2:30-3:15:
From the Briar Patch to the Big Stage: Adapting Brer Rabbit for Opera featuring Park Cofield, Madeleine St. Romain, Nicole ChamberlainThe Atlanta Opera has commissioned a one-hour children’s opera around the famed tales of Brer Rabbit — popularized by Joel Chandler Harris — for its 2011-2012 season, and at the AJC Decatur Book Festival we will have a special presentation about its development and creation (as well as a sneak peek of some of the songs!).
- Madeleine St. Romain, Author
- Nicole Chamberlain, Author
- Park Cofield, Author
- Lain Shakespeare, Moderator
3:45-4:30:
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Taking Your Breath (and Your Blood) Away featuring Tananarive Due, Alma KatsuTananarive Due and Alma Katsu discuss their chilling supernatural thrillers and how they came to write terrifying fiction.
5:00-5:45:
What Lies in Shadow featuring Philip Nutman, Christopher BuehlmanChristopher Buehlman and Phillip Nutman discuss their horrifying tales about that which lies in the shadows of the night.
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