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News Articles: Savannah Book Festival

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Savannah Book Festival returns this weekend with over 30 authors — including one very special guest

Festival will celebrate 30th anniversary of “The Book,” as it's known to Savannahians.

February 15, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Irma Rombauer's "Joy of Cooking" first came out in 1931. The ninth edition, released in 2019, comes from Rombauer's great-grandson, John Becker, and his wife, Megan Scott. They will give the closing address at the Savannah Book Festival on Sunday.

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  • Food

New Edition Of 'Joy Of Cooking' Carries On A Family Legacy — While Reflecting Modern America

Maybe it's your aunt's gooey chocolate chip cookines, your dad's special wing sauce, or your grandmother's post-Thanksgiving turkey tetrazzini — family...

February 14, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Books

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Brings 'Friday Black' To Savannah Book Festival

"On Second Thought" is on the road for the Savannah Book Festival, which brings authors from across the map to Georgia. We sat down ahead of the...

February 15, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Books

How Rivals Leo Fender And Les Paul Revolutionized American Music

In "Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll," music writer and editor Ian Port tells the...

February 15, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Author Interviews

Grammy Winner Tena Clark's 'Southern Discomfort' Describes Life In Jim Crow Era Mississippi

Tena Clark, the Grammy-winning music producer and songwriter, is at the Savannah Book Festival with her new memoir "Southern Discomfort." In it, she...

February 15, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera

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  • Books

"On Second Thought" For Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

"On Second Thought" is on the road this weekend for the Savannah Book Festival. Host Virginia Prescott will introduce keynote speaker Chris Stirewalt ,...

February 15, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more

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  • Author Interviews

Author Silas House Brings 'Southernmost' To Savannah Book Festival

The novel "Southernmost" begins with a flood of biblical proportions. What emerges after is not a sliver of mountaintop, but a sodden, Southern...

February 11, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Author Interviews

How The USS Indianapolis Became The Worst Sea Disaster In US Naval History

In the summer of 2017, the wreckage of U.S.S. Indianapolis, a Navy cruiser, was discovered some 18,000 feet under the Philippine Sea. Only weeks before...

February 07, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott

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'On Second Thought' For Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019

Today's show highlighted the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the upcoming Savannah Book Festival and the importance of foreign language education for...

February 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
Authors, Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes pictured with service dog, Rescue.

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  • Books

Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors Pen Children's Book About Service Dog

Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes were newlyweds and spectators at the annual Boston Marathon April 15, 2013. They were at the finish line, cheering on...

February 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Author Soniah Kamal's novel, "Unmarriageable," is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."

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  • Author Interviews

Author Soniah Kamal Gives 'Pride And Prejudice' A Modern Update With Novel 'Unmarriageable'

Written more than 200 years ago, Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" has been widely adapted into films, television shows and spanned book genres from...

January 30, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott
Dennis Lockhart, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, speaking at Emory University in 2011.

Break It Down: Federal Reserve

Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will step down this month . The Federal Reserve may be in for changes in the...

February 17, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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