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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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Tagged Damon Galut, David Mitchell, Howard Jacobson, Lori Moore, Man Booker Prize, Peter Carey, Rose Tremain
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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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Tagged Author Appearance, Carter Center, Howard Bryant, Tonight
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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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Tagged Author Appearance, Carter Center, Georgia Center for the Book, Larry Tye, Satchel Paige
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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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Tagged Audrey Niffenegger, Book Club, Eddie's Attic
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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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Tagged An Horse, Book Nook, Criminal Records, Free Comic Book Day, Local Natives, Oxford Comics
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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
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
