Atlanta literary arts events

Gianna Angelopoulos, author of "My Greek Drama: Life, Love, and One Woman's Olympic Effort to Bring Glory to Her Country

Balancing motherhood, business, and a place in the upper echelons of world society, Gianna never lost her passion for public service and brought the 2004 Olympic Games back from the brink of catast...

Dwight Andrews Quartet, featuring Alex Lattimore on vocals

An adult event in downtown Atlanta where you can unwind and relax and listen to the sound and spirit of jazz.

"Cotton Tenants" Book Signing

Decades after his death, James Agee’s young daughter discovered a typescript labeled “Cotton Tenants” amongst a trove of unread manuscripts...

Larry Colton Book Signing

Former pro pitcher Larry Colton, who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, tells the story of the Southern League's 1964 Birmingham Barons, the first integrated sports team in Alabama, as they comp...

George Packer, author of "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America"

In The Unwinding, George Packer, author of The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq, tells the story of America over the past three decades in an utterly original way, with his characteristically sharp...

Fred Gray, author ofd "Bus Ride to Justice: The Life and Works of Fred Gray"

Fred Gray discusses his life and legal career in the fight for civil rights in his book "Bus Ride to Justice...

Billy Collins, author of "Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems"

From the two-time Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins comes his first compilation of new and selected poems in a decade...

Carol Berkin Book Signing

Carol Berkin discusses and signs her book " A Brilliant Solution...

Brendan Koerner Book Signing

Brendan Koerner's new book "The Skies Belong to Us" tells the story of a shattered Army veteran and a mischievous party girl, Roger Holder and Cathy Kerkow who commandeered Western Airlines Flight ...

George Ciccariello-Maher Book Signing

George Ciccariello-Maher discusses his new book "We Created Chavez." It provides a systematic, bottom-up approach to Venezuelan politics from 1958 to the present...

"Our Harsh Logic" Book Signing

A representative of the group "Breaking the Silence" will discuss and sign the book "Our Harsh Logic...

Lecture with Mary Louise Kelly, Anonymous Sources

An evening lecture with Mary Louis Kelly for her book Anonymous Sources...

"Girls of Atomic City" Book Signing

Author Denise Kiernan discusses and signs the new book,“The Girls of Atomic City...

Lecture with Allan Gurganus, Local Souls: Novellas

Gurganus’ 1st book in a decade, Local Souls, returns to Falls, NC, mythic site of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All...