Category Archives: Literate (books)

2010 Man Booker Prize Longlist Announced

The 2010 Man Booker committee recently announced the “long list” for this year’s prize. Here it is: Peter Carey Parrot and Olivier in America Emma Donoghue Parrot and Olivier in America Helen Dunmore The Betrayal Damon Galgut In a Strange … Continue reading

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Tonight: Author Appearance: Howard Bryant at the Carter Center

Howard Bryant has written what some are calling the definitive Henry Aaron biography, The Last Hero, A Life of Henry Aaron. Fans and baseball scholars may want to read it alongside Aaron’s popular 1991 autobiography, I Had a Hammer: The … Continue reading

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A Few Words about Jonathan Lethem

[A couple of months ago, I met with Murray Browne of the Atlanta-Decatur blog, The Book Shopper for coffee at Dancing Goats to commiserate about the self-imposed, (self-loathing?), and somehow never-ending toil of blogging. We agreed to help each other … Continue reading

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Author Appearance: Larry Tye, May 14 at Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

Larry Tye will be discussing his biography of the baseball legend Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend. Tye’s research of this Baseball Hall of Famer included interviews with more than 200 Negro League players many of whom … Continue reading

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Author Appearance: Ronald C. White, May 12th at Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

Noted Lincoln scholar, Ronald C. White, Jr., will be discussing his latest biography of our 16th president, A. Lincoln, Wednesday evening at the Carter Presidential Library. According to the Wall Street Journal, White’s account “is the first comprehensive, single-volume biography … Continue reading

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A-List Literates May Book Club: The Time Traveler’s Wife

The A-List Literates is book group dedicated to reading and open to all!!!  We encourage readers to join us for a thoughtful discussion of the book, with no judgments made on opinions.  Everyone interested in reading and discussing the monthly … Continue reading

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May Atlanta Book Clubs

May is supposed to bring flowers – instead it is bringing several best sellers and a great love story.  I am particularly excited to read Little Bee by Chris Cleave for the Little Shop of Stories Catch-All Book Group.  Cleave, … Continue reading

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Today is Free Comic Book Day

We love comics!  Get yours for free today. Check out the big event at Criminal Records with artists and authors signing books, and live music from An Horse and Local Natives or head out to Oxford Comics, Book Nook, or … Continue reading

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Author Appearance: Susan Rebecca White, April 14 at the Carter Center

We had the pleasure of meeting Susan Rebecca White shortly after we read (and reviewed) her well-received debut novel, Bound South, and later met up with her at Eddie’s Attic for the Carrie Rodriquez show last spring, demonstrating (to us) … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers by Thomas Mullen

By Yankee Rose The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers by Thomas Mullen (Random House, 2010), is a (multiple) murder mystery that twists and turns until the very last page.  Mullen, a Decatur resident, has already excelled in writing historical … Continue reading

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