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Oct 04, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDTHosted by Jericho Brown, poets turn a keen eye to grief, nature, spirituality, and heritage, illuminating how close attention can reframe our world.
Oct 04, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDTIn three powerful new novels, Sheri Joseph, Princess Joy L. Perry, and Angela Flournoy explore how loyalty, love, tragedy, and friendships shape our lives.
Oct 04, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDTMurder, secrets, and the high cost of truth—Elizabeth George and Hank Phillippi Ryan deliver gripping new mysteries that keep readers guessing until the last page through twists, wit, and literary thrills.
Oct 04, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDTViral sensation Landon Bryant (@landontalks) dishes on Southernisms, porch wisdom, and the love of Duke’s and deviled eggs. Join the author of "Bless Your Heart" and "The Night Before Christmas, Y’all" for a joyful, hilarious talk of all things Southern.
Oct 04, 2025, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM EDTStacey Abrams returns with "Coded Justice," a new thriller exploring the dark side of AI in medicine. Don’t miss this conversation with the bestselling author as she unpacks Avery Keene’s latest case — and the real dangers behind the code.
Oct 04, 2025, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM EDTThrough pandemic, queer and trans reflections, these poets affirm resilience, renewal, and radical change. Hosted by Jericho Brown.
Oct 04, 2025, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM EDTBoardrooms, beaches, and backroads become battlegrounds in these smart, twist-filled thrillers from Kaira Rouda, Katherine Wood, and L.S. Stratton.
Oct 04, 2025, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM EDTAward-winning journalist Tanya Talaga delves into "The Knowing," a powerful and personal exploration of how the trauma of residential schools and systemic injustice continues to reverberate in Indigenous communities today. A vital conversation on truth, healing, and the enduring power of story.
Oct 04, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDTFrom family legacies to ecological collapse, these poets linger in memory and aftermath, finding wonder in what endures. Hosted by Maya Marshall.
Oct 04, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDTAuthor Andrew Greer and Kim Carter Fuller share insights from "More Than a President", a moving tribute to one of history’s most unlikely and inspiring Sunday School teachers — Jimmy Carter.
Oct 04, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDTStep into the shadowy side of the South with Joshua Sharpe and Ann Hite. From unsolved murders to the heavy price of courage, these stories remind us why history cannot be repeated.
Oct 04, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDTTony-nominated playwright Kimberly Belflower returns to her Georgia roots to share her journey from Appalachia to Broadway and now to the big screen. Don’t miss a conversation about creativity and place, plus a live reading from her acclaimed play, "John Proctor is the Villain."
Oct 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDTJoin leaders from Atlanta’s premier global health agencies for an insiders’ discussion on the future of global health, as a special event at the 20th annual Decatur Book Festival.
Oct 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDTA deeply personal memoir from New York Times bestselling author and podcaster Jen Hatmaker. She joins bestselling author Barbara Brown Taylor to discuss faith, reinvention, and the freedom of starting over. Free and open to the public; no tickets needed; seating is first come, first served.
Oct 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDTOctavia E. Butler and James Baldwin changed the way we see the world. Biographers Susana M. Morris and Nicholas Boggs explore how personal histories, cultural shifts, and bold imagination shaped two of the 20th century’s most prophetic voices.
Oct 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDTJoin us for a groundbreaking panel that explores how stories leap off the page and into new dimensions, from film and graphic novels to games and beyond.
Oct 04, 2025, 12:40 PM – 1:20 PM EDTTake a midday stroll through Decatur Cemetery and explore the stories of local literary legends!
Oct 04, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDTEnemies-to-lovers in a magical realm, lost love and realm-ending prophecies. N.E. Davenport and Kate Dramis serve up Romantasy with heart, humor and heat.
Oct 04, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDTHosted by Jericho Brown, four uncompromising voices turn poetry into protest and survival, confronting loss, injustice, and the urgency of our times.
Oct 04, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDTMary Roach returns with a wildly entertaining deep dive into the science of rebuilding the human body. She will unpack brainy breakthroughs, bizarre procedures, and what it truly means to be made of parts.
Kick off the weekend with our Friday night Keynote featuring Saeed Jones and contributors to "The People's Project." Then enjoy a full Saturday of bold, thought-provoking Adult Stage programming!
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