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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.

http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org

  • 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 In her new book, Pryor draws from previously unpublished correspondence, which reveal more fully than ever Lee's life and beliefs before, during and after the Civil War.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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  • 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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  • Jim Grimsley: Forgiveness and The Last Green Tree

    Mon, May 7, 2007
    Jim Grimsley discusses two of his works, Forgiveness and The Last Green Tree. Forgiveness is a black, comedic tale of a bankrupt accounting executive who dreams of achieving stardom by murdering his wife. Forgiveness is a morality tale that questions modern preoccupations with fame, the media, and luxury goods. The Last Green Tree is Grimsley's sequel to the award winning The Ordinary, and is a science fiction chronicle of the rise of a war between epic forces.
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  • Supreme Discomfort: Clarence Thomas' Divided Soul

    Thu, May 3, 2007
    Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher discusses their book, *Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas*. Georgia Center for the Book presents two Washington Post reporters who provide an account of the life of Savannah-born Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Their book examines the irony of the nation's second African-American Justice finding himself a pariah in most of the black community.
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