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The Decatur Book Festival takes place in Decatur, GA during Labor Day Weekend. I am SO frakkin excited to be a hop, skip and a jump from Decatur so it won’t be a big expense for me. This will be the 3rd major bookish-event I’ve attended. {I went to the RWA multi-author book signing event in Orlando in 2008 before my dreams of book blogging even came to be. I also went to Miami International Book Festival, where I met Andrew Smith!!}
The AJC Decatur Book Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country––but that’s not all we do! The organization behind the festival promotes a year-round literary community by hosting a series of fundraising and literary events. All year long, the organization behind the festival promotes literacy and an interest in books in and around the Atlanta area. In the Festival’s off season, we host a series of fundraising and literary events, bringing names such as Salman Rushdie, John Lewis, Alice Walker, Roy Blount Jr., and Paula Deen to Decatur for readings and signings.
So awesome. I might get involved in some way, too. Some of the Not So YA Book Club people are pretty entrenched in the book scene locally and I am so glad to know them now. They are sure to bring forth great experiences for me in some way or another. In fact, they hold an author/blogger breakfast each morning so we can sit and chat! WIN!
I looked through the author list to see who would be attending:
- Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus: EPIC book! Amazed over and over at her writing style and imagination. ♥
- Kendare Blake, author of Anna Dressed in Blood series. Say what? I almost spit out my coffee.
- Heather Brewer, author of Vladimir Tod series. I have book one but still have not read it…
- Meg Cabot, author of way too much to name. LOL. I’ve met her once and it was wicked enjoyable. I’ve only read her Abandon series, but I’ve enjoyed it greatly.
- Barry Lyga, author of the Jasper Dent series. So much win!
- Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, authors of the Caster Chronicles series. I have all 3 books and got 60% through Beautiful Creatures before putting it down and never returning. I will read them!
- Maureen Johnson, author of The Name of the Star, of which I have not read.
- David Levithan, author of many books. The only one I’ve read is Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, and I just adored it. I have Will Grayson, Will Grayson, The Lover’s Dictionary and Every Day are on my wishlist.
- Jackson Pearce, author of the Fairytale Retelling series (Sister’s Red, Sweetly, Fathomless). I have Sister’s Red but have not read it.
- Saturday
- 10:00-10:45- Running the Rift featuring Naomi Benaron
- 11:00-11:45- New Outcasts featuring Carley Moore, Madeleine George and Kristen-Paige Madonia (Teen Stage)
- Kendall Grey will be signing at the Emerging Author Stage 12:05 to 12:15!!!!!!! And I hope to sneak attack J.L. Bryan at some point too…SO EXCITED! I need to profess my adoration. ♥
- 12:00-12:45- Every Day featuring David Levithan (Teen Stage)
- 3:00-3:45- Girl of Nightmares featuring Kendare Blake (Teen Stage)
- 4:15-5:00- The Night Circus featuring Erin Morgenstern (First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage)
- Sunday
- 1:00-1:45- I Hunt Killers featuring Barry Lyga (Teen Stage)
- 2:00-2:45- The Name of the Star featuring Maureen Johnson (Teen Stage)
- 3:45-4:30- Flights of Fantasy featuring Jana Oliver and Robin Hobb (Courtyard By Marriott Ballroom B)
- 5:00-5:45- Warrior Grrrrrrrls featuring Jessica Khoury, C.J. Redwine, Heather Brewer, Sarah Maas and Dan Krokos - YES! Love me some fierce grrrrrrrrrrrrls!
- EVERY LAST KISS by Courtney Cole
- BLOOD LIKE POISON by M. Leighton
- Coleman & Stott
- ECHO OF AN EARTH ANGEL by Sarah Ross
- Literacy Alliance of Metro Atlanta
- Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta - I did this in Tampa!
- K.A. Tucker - I own her first book, Anathema, but haven’t read it.
- Kill Shakespeare
- Literary Threads
- All the cool independent publishers and fun booths
I am ready for fun, mayhem, lots of frakkin people, sore feet, a sweaty body and LOTS OF LITERARY AWESOME!
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Sounds like so much fun! I wish I lived closer to big stuff like this, lol. I hope you have a great time!
Yea, I am seriously lucky with this one. I’m not close to any others though. Oh – DragonCon, but that is a sci-fi/fantasy smorgasbord, not just books.
Soooooooo excited! This year is fangirl heaven for me! I’m also excited for Neal Shusterman and Meg Cabot!
Yea, Meg is so funny live! I will try and stop by her panel but I’m going to search out some new blood, methinks…
I love Kendare Blake! She is super nice. Also: MAUREEN JOHNSON. If she’s even half as epic in person as she is on Twitter, I think it will be awesome!
You’ll have to blog about your experience!
I’m wicked excited about Kendare! I need to follow Maureen. I don’t, nor have I read her book! Yikes!
I’m so envious! I would love to go to this. I hope you have fun.
I will have enough fun for us all!
Gah! Meg Cabot?! Freakin’ awesome! Have a blast! Take pictures for the rest of us, please.
Meg is SO FUNNY live.
This event looks AWESOME!!! I wish I were you.
I would love to meet Erin Morgenstern, Kendare Blake, and Maureen Johnson … and J. L. Bryan! How cool!
I hope you enjoy this! I look forward to your recap!
I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures and make you all jealous. LOL. J/K. Maybe.
Oh you have fun !!! It sounds like you have a good plan of attack. That is what I am hoping to do for BoucherCon (if they would EVER post the agenda LOL)
LOL. The plans never pan out at these things, especially if you are with other ppl. Fun WILL be had regardless!
Yay! So excited!!
Let’s do it up, chic!
If you come to the Running the Rift panel, come say hello afterward. Thank you for the mention!
Naomi Benaron
author, Running the Rift
Naomi- Thank you so much for stopping by. I will be sure to say Hi. I was really excited to find out about your book. The topic is one that has touched me over and over again. I look forward to reading it.
I’m super pumped about all the authors for the “warrior girls” panel too! Can’t wait to see Jessica Khoury and CJ Redwine!
I’m so jealous you live in such luxurious (ie. populated) locals!!! Yup, I’m soooooo freakin’ green… HAVE FUN!!!
plz post lots of pics