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News Articles: AJC Decatur Book Festival

The AJC Decatur Book Festival starts Friday, Aug. 30.

Meet The Authors Attending The AJC Decatur Book Festival

Bookworks are welcome to attend the 14th annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival this Labor Day weekend, which will be held in...

August 29, 2019
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Virginia Prescott and Justice Sotomayor at Writer's on a New England Stage on Feb. 5th, 2014.

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Sonia Sotomayor: From The Bronx To The Bench, Trailblazing A Life On The Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is headed to Atlanta this weekend to talk about her new children’s book Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You...

August 29, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
The Magnetic Girl is Jessica Handler's debut novel.

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Atlanta-Based Author Jessica Handler Explores Mesmerism In Debut Novel

In the late 19th Century, Lulu Hurst transfixed audiences as the "Georgia Wonder." An electrical storm supposedly gave the teenager supernatural powers...

August 23, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott

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On Second Thought For Friday, Aug. 23, 2019

She was a kind of real-life superhero before the days of cosplay and Dragon Con. Lulu Hurst called herself the “Georgia Wonder” in the late 19th century...

August 23, 2019
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"Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974."

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'Fault Lines' Details The Roots of Political Divisiveness In American Politics

Any thorough study of history reveals that there have always been political, economic and racial divisions in the United States. Princeton historians...

August 22, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • BRAM SABLE-SMITH

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