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Georgia Center for the Book

Founded in 1920, the Georgia Center for the Book, based at the DeKalb County Public Library, is the statewide affiliate of the Library of Congress with a mission of serving libraries, literacy and literature. We sponsor two popular literary competitions for students, develop and encourage programming for and other literary-related organizations and sponsor some 90 literary programs each year, bringing more than 125 authors to metro Atlanta and the state for free public events.

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Robert E. Lee: Reading the Man

Tue, May 15, 2007

Elizabeth Brown Pryor discusses her new book,*Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters*. Georgia Center for the Book presents E. Pryor, former diplomat and historian (*Clara Barton: Professional Angel*) and her new look at Robert E. Lee. In her new book, Pryor draws from previously unpublished correspondence, which reveal more fully than ever Lee's life and beliefs before, during and after the Civil War.

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Road to Disunion: Why the South Left

Wed, May 16, 2007

William Freehling discusses his new book, *The Road to Disunion: Volume 2*. Georgia Center for the Book presents historian and writer William Freehling. His second book examines one of the fundamental questions in American history: Why did the southern states leave the union and precipitate the Civil War? His new book, *The Road to Disunion: Volume 2, Secessionists Triumphant 1854-1861*, follows his Bancroft Prize-winning study of the Old South, *The Road to Disunion: Volume 1, Secessionists at Bay*.

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Letters About Literature

Sat, May 19, 2007

The Georgia Center for the Book honors the Georgia finalists of the 2007 "Letters About Literature" competition, sponsored by Target. These young writers read their inspirational letters written to a writer about his or her book, and describe how that book has changed their lives.

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Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man

Wed, May 23, 2007

Arnold Rampersad discusses his new book, *Ralph Ellison: A Biography*. Georgia Center for the Book presents the acclaimed writer as part of the Decatur Arts Festival celebration. Ralph Waldo Ellison, the American writer born in 1914, achieved international fame with his first novel, *Invisible Man* (1952). He was influenced early by the myth of the frontier, viewing the United States as a land of "infinite possibilities." The close-knit black community in which he grew up supplied him with images of courage and endurance and an interest in music.

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Ron Rash: Chemistry

Thu, May 24, 2007

Ron Rash discusses his new book of stories, *Chemistry*. Georgia Perimeter College presents one of the South's literary voices, Ron Rash, who is the prize-winning writer of half of a dozen books of fiction and poetry. *Chemistry* is a collection filled with characters that cover a century in the troubled, violent South.

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In the Ruins of Empire: Battle for Postwar Asia

Mon, Jul 30, 2007

Ronald Spector reads from his new book, *In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia*. It is a sequel to the Prize-winning military historian's earlier book, *Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan*, hailed as the "definitive" one-volume account of World War II in the Pacific. Spector, who has been a historian at the US Army Center for Military History, also is the author of *After Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam* and *At War at Sea: Sailors and Naval Conflict in the 20th Century*.

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The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why

Wed, May 9, 2007

Jabari Asim, deputy editor of the Washington Post Book World and an essayist on popular culture for national magazines, explains why he believes that there is a place in this world for the usage of the "N" word, but only in the mouths and pens of those who truly understand its twisted history, whether Mark Twain, Dave Chappelle, or Mos Def.

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An Evening with Judson Mitcham

Thu, Mar 29, 2007

Georgia poet and novelist Judson Mitcham, the state's only two-time winner of the prestigious Townsend Prize, makes a special appearance to talk about his work and to answer questions.

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Karen White: Learning to Breathe

Wed, Mar 28, 2007

Karen White reads from her new novel, *Learning to Breathe*, about a woman who finds that taking a leap of faith is better than wondering what might have been.

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Grace Under Fire: Letters of Faith in Times of War

Tue, Apr 17, 2007

Andrew Carroll reads from his new book, *Grace Under Fire: Letters of Faith in Times of War*, a moving record of the importance of religion and spirituality to troops and their families from the American Revolution to the fighting in Iraq. The letters capture the spirit, the humor, and the courage of the men and women on the front line.

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