Clairmont Heights Civic Association

From the Emory University Libraries: It's time for the Decatur Book Festival September 3-5!  This is the largest independent book festival in the country, held on the square in downtown Decatur. The Book Market and Street Fair is one of the most popular parts of the festival, with hundreds of large and small book publishers and booksellers, local artisans, literary proponents and food vendors.

The Emory Libraries is proud to be a Silver Partner in support of the book festival this year! Visit our tent at the Decatur Book Festival - look for Booth 601. Mingle with some of Emory's authors and learn about upcoming literary events at the Emory Libraries. Emory University poets and authors who will be reading or lecturing at the Decatur Book Festival:

• Heather Christle, Creative Writing Fellow in Poetry and author of "The Difficult Farm."
• Bruce Covey, lecturer in poetry in the Creative Writing Department, author of "The Greek Gods as Telephone Wires" and editor of the online poetry magazine "Coconut."
• Mel Konner, Samuel C. Dobbs Professor of Anthropology and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, and author of "The Evolution of Childhood."
• Joseph Skibell, Associate Professor of Creative Writing and English and author of "A Curable Romantic" and "A Blessing on the Moon."
• Natasha Trethewey, Phillis Wheatley Distinguished Chair in Poetry and author of "Beyond Katrina" and "Native Guard."
• Susan Rebecca White, lecturer in fiction in the Creative Writing Department and author of "A Soft Place to Land."
• Kevin Young, Atticus Haygood Professor of English and Creative Writing, Curator of Literary Collections and the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library at MARBL (Manuscripts And Rare Books Library), and author of "Jelly Roll" and editor of "The Art of Losing."
• Distinguished alumni Amanda Gable (92G), author of "The Confederate General Rides North," and M.L. Malcolm (82C, 82G), author of "Heart of Lies."

Check out the Decatur Book Festival website at
http://www.decaturbookfestival.com/2010/index.php and find out when your favorite authors will appear at http://www.decaturbookfestival.com/2010/authors/full-author-list.php

See you on the Square!

For more information call 404.727.6887 or e-mail marbl@emory.edu.