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About the AJC Decatur Book Festival

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival is an annual, free book festival that takes place over Labor Day weekend in Decatur, Georgia at several venues located in and around the downtown Decatur Square. Conceived in 2005 and launched in 2006, the festival brings more than 100 authors to Decatur for the holiday weekend. The authors give readings, talks, and panel discussions. The event is free and open to the public.

Authors include Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling authors of fiction in many genres and nonfiction on diverse topics. The authors come to Decatur from across the country and international points as well.

In addition to author readings, which are at the heart of any book festival, the Decatur Book Festival also offers the Book Market street fair, where organizations give out information and vendors sell books and other goods. A special children's area features interactive activities, storytelling, and the opportunity to meet the characters, writers, and illustrators from their favorite books. Collectors of rare, used, and antique books will find the booksellers of the Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers Association open for business
in the Decatur Conference Center. And aspiring writers can hone their craft at The Writers Conference at the AJC Decatur Book Festival, hosted by Agnes Scott College.

The festival also offers cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs, live music by world-class musicians, a wine garden, a beer truck, food vendors, a parade, a barbecue, and a closing night fireworks show.