The Decatur Book Festival (DBF) will celebrate its 20th anniversary Oct. 3-4 with keynote speaker Saeed Jones and “kidnote” speaker Angie Thomas.
Angie Thomas will deliver this year’s “kidnote” speaker on Friday, Oct. 3rd in Presser Hall at Agnes Scott College. The bestselling author of “The Hate U Give,” Thomas returns with the highly anticipated sequel to the instant #1 New York Times bestseller, “Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi.”
Award-winning poet and cultural critic Saeed Jones will discuss his new anthology curated in collaboration with Maggie Smith, “The People’s Project – Poems, Essays, and Art for Looking Forward.” Jones will be in discussion with anthology contributors Victoria Chang, Tiana Clark and Aruni Kashyap on Friday, Oct. 3 in the Sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Decatur.
“I’m honored to be participating in this anniversary milestone with the Decatur Book Festival,” Jones said in a statement. “Now more than ever, it is important to come together and discuss the art that moves and activates us. I look forward to celebrating ‘The People’s Project’ with Decatur’s literary community. Let’s get free together!”
DBF will partner with Brave + Kind Bookshop, Charis Books and More, Eagle Eye Books, and Little Shop of Stories as this year’s featured booksellers.
DBF promises a weekend of live author Q&As, book signings and a plethora of activities, entertainment and exhibitors. Additional lineups and programming are to be announced in the coming months.
All festival events are free and open to the public; however, advanced registration is encouraged for the keynote and the kidnote on Oct. 3.
