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🍖 On Mon., Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., Emmy-Award winning host of TrueSouth, John T. Edge, pays a visit to the Atlanta History Center to discuss his new book “House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home.” Growing up in a childhood marked by violence and the racism of the South, Edge searches for an escape, and ultimately finds his belonging through the food of the South. Join Edge as he shares the importance this book has had on his life. Tickets are $12 for not-yet members and $6 for members.
💕 On Thurs., Sept. 25 at 7 p.m., join memoirists Kerry Neville and Maureen Stanton at the Decatur Library Auditorium for an evening of conversation on their newest books. Neville will discuss “Momma May Be Mad”, a striking memoir of motherhood, while Stanton will share “The Murmur of Everything Moving”, a story of love, loss, and survival. This event is free and open to the public; registration is preferred but not required.
🕯️ On Thurs., Sept. 25 at 7 p.m., the Atlanta History Center gladly welcomes New York Times best selling author Madeline Martin as she presents her new work of historical fiction, “The Secret Book Society.” Martin’s riveting novel follows the journey of three women in the grueling city of London in 1895 and the Secret Book Society that keeps them together through the many challenges and unexpected risks that come their way. Tickets are $12 for not-yet members and $6 for members.
🌙 On Thurs., Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m., the Crowne Plaza Atlanta NE – Norcross proudly hosts the Georgia Romance Writers’ 2025 Moonlight and Magnolias Conference. This annual gathering invites writers of all genres and stages to a weekend of workshops, keynote speakers, editor and agent appointments, and book signings. Whether beginning your first manuscript or celebrating multiple releases, the Moonlight and Magnolias Conference offers the perfect opportunity to learn, connect, and write together. Registration is required, so hurry to avoid missing out!
🖼️ On Fri., Sept. 26 at 10 a.m., Art Papers presents the Art Writing & Publishing Symposium at Ponce City Market. This event will emphasize a “real-talk” approach of transparency, vulnerability, and storytelling to foster honest conversations and meaningful connections with people interested in exploring the strategies and complexities of sustaining art writing, art criticism and publishing. Tickets are $50 for 3 days.
🚂 On Mon., Sept. 29 at 7 p.m., join Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black for a discussion of her groundbreaking book, “COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War” at the Decatur Library. Detailing Tubman’s daring Civil War service and the raid that liberated 756 enslaved people, the book has been recognized with the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History and multiple other awards. This event is free and open to the public; registration is preferred but not required.
🎙️ On Thurs., Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., A Cappella Books welcomes acclaimed author and Booker Prize finalist Patricia Lockwood to the Garden Club at Wild Heaven West End for a conversation with Virginia Prescott about Lockwood’s new novel, “Will There Ever Be Another You”. A haunting story of illness yet survival, the book explores one woman’s unraveling mind amid a world in crisis. Each ticket includes a signed hardcover edition of the book.
🎶 On Fri., Oct. 3 at 4 p.m., The Gathering Spot ATL hosts the festive and inspiring Atlanta Book Festival. The festival offers a space to foster and celebrate storytelling and community among Atlanta’s reading and writing enthusiasts. The festival will include an author panel, book swaps, creative workshops, live performances, a book market, and more. Tickets are available for purchase here.
🌺 On Sat., Oct. at 4:30 p.m., Hawaii native Mariah Rigg appears in conversation with Emory University fiction fellow Josie Tolin at Acapella Books. The two will examine Rigg’s new delightfully fascinating novel “Extinction Capitol of the World.” The book is a collection of short stories highlighting the roller coaster of emotions the ravishing state of Hawaii has experienced through colonization and external threats to its nature and wildlife. The differing stories are all linked by the common setting of the magnificent island, highlighting its importance. The event is free and open to the public; copies of the book will be available for purchase.
🔎 On Wed., Oct. 8 at 7 p.m., former CIA analyst David McCloskey will visit Georgia Center for the Book to examine his new book that takes readers on a deep dive into the past and present of the shadow war between Iran and Israel. This haunting thriller follows the story of Kamran Esfahani, a dentist from Stockholm who agrees to spy for the Mossad and his journey of secrets, war, prison, and much interrogation. McCloskey conveys a heartstopping story of destruction and forgiveness. This event is free to the public; registration is recommended but not required.
