Here's The Schedule For The 2017 Decatur Book Festival

DECATUR, GA -- Book and literature lovers are set to converge on DeKalb County's largest city this week for the 2017 AJC Decatur Book Festival. This year's festival is a page-turner for several reasons, including the fact that co-founder Daren Wang is stepping down from the event as its executive director.

Wang's debut novel "The Hidden Light of Northern Fires," will launch during this year's festival, which runs Sept. 1 - 3. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

But so that you'll know where and what events to attend at the festival, we've compiled a schedule of events for you. See the schedule details below for the festival, which runs Sept. 1-3.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

5:00 p.m. Kidnote -- Henry Winkler @ Decatur High School Performing Arts Center 5:00-6:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m. Journalism in our Current Environment Brooke Gladstone, Wesley Lowery, Carolyn Ryan
@ Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 8:00-10:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT 2

Saturday 10:00 a.m. Z. N. Williett @ Emerging Writers Stage 10:00-10:05 a.m.

JC Reilly @ Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 10:00-10:10 a.m.

Superheroes Power Activate! Kelly DiPucchio, Shannon and Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Superheroes Redefined Leigh Bardugo Jason Reynolds @ Teen Stage 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Still Christian: Surviving the Radical Changes in American Christianity David Gushee @ First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC 10:00-10:45 a.m.

The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Porch Talk Live, with Nicole Seitz & Deno Trakas Nicole Seitz & Deno Trakas @ First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Where Everybody's Nose Is in Your Business Scott McClanahan & Leah Weiss @ Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur 10:00-10:45 a.m.

The Beach House Cookbook Mary Kay Andrews Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Police Procedurals: Thrilling Suspense Fiction to Solve the Crime Roger Johns, Megan Miranda, Hank Phillippi Ryan Historic DeKalb Courthouse 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White Michael Tisserand Decatur Library presented by WABE 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were Philip Lymbery @ Marriott Conference Center A 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Feminism for the Elizabethan and Victorian Lady Charlene Ball and James Diedrick @ Marriott Conference Center Auditorium 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Covert Rebellions in Dystopian Lit Manuel Gonzales & Jeffrey VanderMeer @ Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement: 1944-1968 Karcheik Sims-Alvarado @ Marriott Conference Center C
10:00-10:45 a.m.

The Shadow Land Elizabeth Kostova @ Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University
10:00-10:45 a.m.

Ma Speaks Up: And a First-Generation Daughter Talks Back Marianne Leone @ Decatur Recreation Center Studio 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Maryann Hopper @ Emerging Writers Stage 10:10-10:15 a.m.

Robert Lee Brewer Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 10:15-10:25 a.m.

Jane Golden @ Emerging Writers Stage 10:20-10:25 a.m.

Joan Chabib Emerging Writers Stage 10:30-10:35 a.m.

Tammy Foster Brewer @ Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 10:30-10:40 a.m.

Virginia Stringer @ Emerging Writers Stage 10:40-10:45 a.m.

Alison Ross @ Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 10:45-10:55 a.m.

Big Bulldozer, Bigger Heart Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann @ Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation 10:45-11:15 a.m.

Sharon Pike @ Emerging Writers Stage 10:50-10:55 a.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2 @ 11 A.M.

Emily Ross @ Emerging Writers Stage 11:00-11:05 a.m.

Louise Runyon @ Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 11:00-11:10 a.m.

Curious Critters Georgia David FitzSimmons is an award-winning photographer and writer. His Curious Critters children’s picture books have won more than a dozen national book awards. Curious Critters Marine was named the IBPA 2016 Picture Book of the Year. David’s books have sold over 200,000 copies. He presents programs and workshops across North America. A former teacher, David loves to visit schools, helping connect children with nature. @ Sycamore Family Zone 11:00-11:15 a.m.

A Midsummer Night's Dream The Atlanta Shakespeare Company Community Bandstand 11:00-11:30 a.m.
Albert Norton @ Emerging Writers Stage 11:10-11:15 a.m.

Randy Sharian @ Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 11:15-11:25 a.m.

The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time Brooke Gladstone @ First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC 11:15-12:00 p.m.

Healthcare in Crisis: What Does It Mean for the Consumer? Brenda Goodman, Ariel Hart, Andy Miller @ First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp 11:15-12:00 p.m.

Atlanta Noir Anthony Grooms, Sheri Joseph, Alesia Parker, John Holman @ Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur 11:15-12:00 p.m.

Strong is the New Pretty Kate T. Parker @ Decatur Library presented by WABE 11:15-12:00 p.m.

The Human Impact of the Vietnam War Paisley Rekdal & Thi Bui @ Decatur Recreation Center Studio 11:15-12:00 p.m.

A Sense of Belonging Marie Marquardt, Joanne O'Sullivan, Lilliam Rivera @ Teen Stage 11:15-12:00 p.m.

Princess Pamela's Soul Food Cookbook: A Mouth-Watering Treasury of Afro-American Recipes
Ted Lee Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms 11:15-12:00 p.m.

A Man's World: Portraits Steve Oney @ Historic DeKalb Courthouse 11:15-12:00 p.m.

The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Cost of Defeating Disease
Meredith Wadman Marriott Conference Center A 11:15-12:00 p.m.

Tales of Gild and Guilt Christopher Swann and Amita Trasi @ Marriott Conference Center Auditorium 11:15-12:00 p.m.

Cold Mountain - Celebrating 20 Years Charles Frazier Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV 11:15-12:00 p.m.
Black Super Moms Camille Dungy & Denene Miller @ Marriott Conference Center C 11:15-12:00 p.m.

Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets Luke Dittrich Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University 11:15-12:00 p.m.
Aura Martinez Emerging Writers Stage 11:20-11:25 a.m.

Rosemarie Perry @ Emerging Writers Stage 11:30-11:35 a.m.

Kimberly Simms Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 11:30-11:40 a.m.

Boo! Rebecca Green & Tad Hills @ Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation 11:30-12:00 p.m.

An Ashley Bryan Read A-Loud with the High Museum of Art Andrew Puckett Sycamore Family Zone 11:30-12:00 p.m.

Tessa Stone @ Emerging Writers Stage 11:40-11:45 a.m.

Nikki Gray @ Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 11:45-11:55 a.m.

Michelle Mitchell Emerging Writers Stage 11:50-11:55 a.m.

SATURDAY @ NOON

Donna Morton Emerging Writers Stage 12:00-12:05 p.m.

Michael Walls Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 12:00-12:10 p.m.

Serenbe Playhouse Cabaret Serenbe Playhouse @ Community Bandstand 12:00-12:30 p.m.
Amanda Gernentz Hanson

Emerging Writers Stage 12:10-12:15 p.m.
K.B. Kincer Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 12:15-12:25 p.m.

One Way or Another Annette Laing @ Sycamore Family Zone 12:15-12:30 p.m.

Tell Me A Story/Draw Me A Story Aaron Reynolds, Matt Davies, Mike Lowery, Ryan Higgins Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation 12:15-12:45 p.m.
John Arnn Emerging Writers Stage 12:20-12:25 p.m.

Kristin Leydig Bryant Emerging Writers Stage 12:30-12:35 p.m.

Waqas Khwaja Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 12:30-12:40 p.m.

Atlanta Writers Club - Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Rona Simmons, Larry Copeland, Emily Carpenter
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Just Like You Becky Albertalli, Annie Barrows, Elizabeth Eulberg @ Teen Stage 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Mrs. Fletcher Tom Perrotta @ First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC 12:30-1:15 p.m.

'Is No Was': Reframing Southern Literature's Spaces, Past, Present, and Future Dr. Jennifer Colatosti, Andy Rogers, Eunika Rogers-Sip @ First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp 12:30-1:15 p.m.

The Art of Southern Cocktails Fred Minnick and Liz Williams Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Rescuing Others from Danger: WWII Fiction Pam Jenoff and Jessica Shattuck
Historic DeKalb Courthouse 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Grief and Grit Chen Chen & Andrea Jurjevic @ Decatur Library presented by WABE 12:30-1:15 p.m.

The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South John T. Edge
Marriott Conference Center A 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Survival of the Fittest Brock Adams and David Williams Marriott Conference Center Auditorium 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats Maryn McKenna @ Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV 12:30-1:15

Big City Maps: Using Virtual Reality to Build Fictional Worlds Clinton Fluker, Megan Slemons, Dawud Anyabwile, Arya Basu Marriott Conference Center C 12:30-1:15 p.m.

The Almost Sisters Joshilyn Jackson Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University 12:30-1:15 p.m.

The Intersection of the Internet and Self-Help Heather Havrilesky & Doree Shafrir
Decatur Recreation Center Studio 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Red Rohl Emerging Writers Stage 12:40-12:45 p.m.

Franklin Abbott Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 12:45-12:55 p.m.

Fred Frost @ Emerging Writers Stage 12:50-12:55 p.m.

Saturday 1:00 p.m. T.J. Morris @ Emerging Writers Stage 1:00-1:05 p.m.

Erin Ganaway Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 1:00-1:10 p.m.

Artistic Responses to Julia Alvarez's In the Time of Butterflies Seven Stages Theatre, celebrating 39 years in Little Five Points @ Community Bandstand 1:00-1:30 p.m.

Go For The Goldfish Matthew Cordell, Anica Mrose Rissi, Philip Stead Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation 1:00-1:30 p.m.
Waldorf School Sycamore Family Zone 1:00-1:30 p.m.

Joy Jinks @ Emerging Writers Stage 1:10-1:15 p.m.

Victor Tizzo Masoliah Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 1:15-1:25 p.m.

Bernard Lee, Jr. @ Emerging Writers Stage 1:20-1:25 p.m.

Sameena Mughal @ Emerging Writers Stage 1:30-1:35 p.m.

Amena Owen Brown Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 1:30-1:40 p.m.

Janet Hogan Chapman @ Emerging Writers Stage 1:40-1:45 p.m.

Rupert Fike Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey 1:45-1:55 p.m.

Organizing for Kids Diane Quintana @ Sycamore Family Zone 1:45-2:00 p.m.

Stone Age to The Space Age: Graphic Lit Jeffrey Brown, Mark Siegel Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation 1:45-2:15 p.m. Trouble in Mississippi Haley Harrigan and Michael Farris Smith @ Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur 1:45-2:30 p.m.
Women Warriors Elly Blake, Roshani Chokshi, Alwyn Hamilton, Aditi Khorana @ Teen Stage
1:45-2:30 p.m.

The Hidden Light of Northern Fires Daren Wang and Charles Frazier @ First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC 1:45-2:30 p.m.
Creating Jane Austen and Austen's Creations Devoney Looser, Tara Raczenski, Soniah Kamal @ First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp 1:45-2:30 p.m.
Cúrate Katie Button Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms 1:45-2:30 p.m.

Size Matters: Long-Form Journalism Tells a Better Story … Better Josh Jackson, David Markowitz, Chuck Reece, Suzanne Van Atten @ Historic DeKalb Courthouse 1:45-2:30 p.m.
The Impact of Changing Atlanta Hannah Palmer & Mark Pendergrast @ Decatur Library presented by WABE 1:45-2:30 p.m.
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South Michael W. Twitty Marriott Conference Center A 1:45-2:30 p.m.
Atlanta Writers Club - Children's Books Marcey Perry Morse, Rosemarie Perry, Mary Mueller Marriott Conference Center Auditorium 1:45-2:30 p.m.
The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids - And the Kids We Have
Bonnie Rochman Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV 1:45-2:30 p.m.
The Juxtaposition of Despair and Hope Camille Dungy & Kamilah Aisha Moon Marriott Conference Center C 1:45-2:30 p.m.
4th and Goal: Alabama Football Phil Savage and Ray Glier @ Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University 1:45-2:30 p.m.
Writing Hard Stories
Melanie Brooks, Jessica Handler, Marianne Leone
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
1:45-2:30
Tonia Leslie

Emerging Writers Stage
1:50-1:55
Saturday 2:00 p.m.Valerie Winrow

Emerging Writers Stage
2:00-2:05
Liana Renee Eckrod

Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
2:00-2:10
Dave
Fly on a Wall
Community Bandstand
2:00-2:30
Kathy Florence

Emerging Writers Stage
2:10-2:15
Lee Fury

Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
2:15-2:25
Alyse Steves

Emerging Writers Stage
2:20-2:25
Walter Knapp

Emerging Writers Stage
2:30-2:35
Robert Lee Kendrick

Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
2:30-2:40
Put Me In, Coach!
Phil Bildner & Jason Reynolds
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
2:30-3:00
Shakespeare 4 Kids: Taming of the Shrew
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company
Sycamore Family Zone
2:30-3:00
B. Frank Hall

Emerging Writers Stage
2:40-2:45
Jessica Mellele-Hand

Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
2:45-2:55
Melinda Falgoust

Emerging Writers Stage
2:50-2:55
Saturday 3:00 p.m.Charles de Andrade

Emerging Writers Stage
3:00-3:05
Danielle Henson

Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
3:00-3:10
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
Dylan Thuras
First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC
3:00-3:45
Pure Heart: A Spirited Tale of Grace, Grit, and Whiskey
Troylyn Ball & Brett Witter
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur
3:00-3:45
Magical Realism
Lauren Karcz, Nnedi Okorafor

Teen Stage
3:00-3:45
Andrew Young and the Making of Modern Atlanta
Harvey Newman, Andrea Young, Andrew Young
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp
3:00-3:45
Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades--Bastes, Butters & Glazes, Too
Steve Raichlen
Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms
3:00-3:45
Time Enough At Last
Rebecca Gayle Howell and John Gosslee
Historic DeKalb Courthouse
3:00-3:45
Small Towns: Forging Bonds in a House a the Water's Edge
Patti Callahan Henry, Mary Alice Monroe, Zoe Fishman
Decatur Library presented by WABE
3:00-3:45
Wild Nights: How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World
Benjamin Reiss
Marriott Conference Center A
3:00-3:45
Cook & Tell: Recipes and Stories from Southern Kitchens
Johnathan Scott Barrett
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium
3:00-3:45
The Song and the Silence
Yvette Johnson
Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV
3:00-3:45
Redeploy, Return, Readjust, Repeat
Michael Anthony & Odie Lindsey
Marriott Conference Center C
3:00-3:45
Reporting on Racial Tension: On the Ground in Ferguson
Wesley Lowery, Jeff Pegues, Ernie Suggs
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University
3:00-3:45
Love Long Ago: Historical Romance
Manda Collins, Piper Hugheley, Julia London
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
3:00-3:45
Ken Sharpe

Emerging Writers Stage
3:10-3:15
Lisa Nanette Allender

Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
3:15-3:25
Willamena Picklepants and a Case of the No-Good, Really Mean Words
Lauri and Lauren Garretson
Sycamore Family Zone
3:15-3:30
Once On This Island
Alison McGhee & Laurel Snyder

Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
3:15-3:45
Shonda White

Emerging Writers Stage
3:20-3:25
Erin Mitchell

Emerging Writers Stage
3:30-3:35
Julie E. Bloemeke
Julie E. Bloemeke
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
3:30-3:40
Samuel Zamarrippa

Emerging Writers Stage
3:40-3:45
C. Cleo Creech
C. Cleo Creech
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
3:45-3:55
Bridgette Brown

Emerging Writers Stage
3:50-3:55
Saturday 4:00 p.m.Evyn Vernee

Emerging Writers Stage
4:00-4:05
Michelle Castleberry
Michelle Castleberry
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
4:00-4:10
It's a Mystery to Me!
Gwenda Bond, Deron Hicks, Kate Milford, Chistopher Rowe
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
4:00-4:30
Kidlit Book Improv with Little Shop of Stories
Madison Hatfield, Little Shop of Stories Bookseller Extraordinaire
Sycamore Family Zone
4:00-4:30
Amy Pazahanick

Emerging Writers Stage
4:10-4:15
Collin Kelley
Collin Kelley
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
4:15-4:25
Unusual Courtships, Small Town Scandal, and Family Secrets
Kristy Harvey, Karen White, Colleen Oakley
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur
4:15-5:00
The Idiot
Elif Batuman
Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV
4:15-5:00
Page Turners
Emily Lloyd Jones, Jessica Taylor, Nancy Werlin

Teen Stage
4:15-5:00
We Need To Talk
Celeste Headlee
First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC
4:15-5:00
Making Gullah: A History of Sapelo Islanders, Race, and the American Imagination
Melissa L.Cooper
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp
4:15-5:00
Legacy Cookbook - The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis
Toni Tipton-Martin & Mashama Bailey
Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms
4:15-5:00
Audiophiles, Lend Us Your Ears!
Janet Metzger, Joshilyn Jackson, Robin Bloodworth, Janina Edwards, Ann Marie Gideon, Courtney Patterson
Historic DeKalb Courthouse
4:15-5:00
Travels Along the Southern Border
Teresa Bruce, Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Decatur Library presented by WABE
4:15-5:00
Play It Again Sam: The Notable Life of Sam Massell, Atlanta's First Minority Mayor
Sam Massell, Sandra Massell, Charles McNair
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University
4:15-5:00
Nature vs. Nurture
Kelly Grey Carlisle & Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
4:15-5:00
Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory
James Costa
Marriott Conference Center A
4:15-5:30
Investigating Steamy Southern Underworlds
Sasscer Hill & Bill Loehfelm
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium
4:15-5:30
Black American Voices: Shared Culture, Values, and Emotions
Joe Barry Carroll
Marriott Conference Center C
4:15-5:30
LaChelle Weaver

Emerging Writers Stage
4:20-4:25
Stewart Brann

Emerging Writers Stage
4:30-4:35
Karen G.
Karen G.
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
4:30-4:40
Daryl Funn
Daryl Funn
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
4:45-4:55
To Be Continued: Fantastical Series
MA Larson, James Riley
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
4:45-5:15

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Talicha Johnson
Talicha Johnson
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
5:00-5:10
Nate Mask
Nate Mask
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
5:15-5:25
Christopher Michael
Christopher Michael
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
5:30-5:40
Middle School Made Me Do It
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham, Victoria Jamieson
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
5:30-6:00
Lights On, Rats Out Cree LeFavour @ Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur 5:30-6:15
YA Truth Or Dare Becky Albertalli, Leigh Bardugo, Lamar Giles, Jason Reynolds, Lilliam Rivera Teen Stage 5:30-6:15

What Would Gene Patterson Say Now?
Roy Peter Clark, Hank Klibanoff, Howell Raines, Andrew Young
First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC
5:30-6:15
Tales of the Backcountry Rivers
Taylor Brown, Scott Gould
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp
5:30-6:15
The Southern Foodways Alliance Guide to Cocktails
Sara Camp Milam & Jerry Slater
Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms
5:30-6:15
Everything is Combustible
Richard Lloyd
Historic DeKalb Courthouse
5:30-6:15
Ferocious, Fed-up, Female: Strong Women in Fiction
Laura Kaye & Mary B. Morrison
Decatur Library presented by WABE
5:30-6:15
How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
Lee Dugatkin
Marriott Conference Center A
5:30-6:15
Atlanta Writers Club - General Fiction
Gray Stewart, Sheryl Parbhoo, Albert Norton, Jr., Alayne Smith, T. M. (Mike) Brown
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium
5:30-6:15
Toasting the Beautiful Complexity of Marriage
Ada Calhoun, Ann Hood, Michael Ruhlman
Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV
5:30-6:15
Wren's Nest Scribes Program at KIPP STRIVE Academy

Marriott Conference Center C
5:30-6:15
The Best of Us
Joyce Maynard
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University
5:30-6:15
Poetic Identity
Denise Duhamel & Ashley Jones
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
5:30-6:15
Lyric
Lyric
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
5:45-5:55
Saturday 6:00 p.m.Poetry Slam

Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
6:00-
Saturday 9:00 a.m.Saturday Children's Parade - Dress as your favorite superhero!
Kelly DiPucchio, Shannon and Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham
Community Bandstand
9:30-9:50

SUNDAY, SEPT. 3

Sunday Children's Parade: Make some noise!
Carmen Agra Deedy
Community Bandstand
11:30-11:50
Sunday 12:00 p.m.Joey Ledford

Emerging Writers Stage
12:00-12:05
Make Some Noise with Carmen Agra Deedy!
Carmen Agra Deedy
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
12:00-12:30
Kennesaw State University
Tyra Douyon, Tess Hilton, Valerie Smith, Cheryl Stiles
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
12:00-12:30
The Heart of Rock and Roll
Kwame Alexander & Randy Preston
Teen Stage
12:00-12:45
French Murder, Magic, and Wartime Resistance
Holly Tucker & Paige Bowers
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp
12:00-12:45
Atlanta Writers Club - Nonfiction
Claire Hertzler, Mark Ellingsen, Richard Diedrich, Rona Simmons
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur
12:00-12:45
BraveTart
Stella Parks
Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms
12:00-12:45
A Floating Chinaman: Fantasy and Failure Across the Pacific
Hua Hsu
Historic DeKalb Courthouse
12:00-12:45
Strong Women Survive History
Laura Kamoie, Susan Rivers, Natasha Boyd
Decatur Library presented by WABE
12:00-12:45
Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science
Dave Levitan
Marriott Conference Center A
12:00-12:45
Porter, Steward, Citizen: An African American's Memoir of World War I
Pellom McDaniels
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium
12:00-12:45
Love in the Time of Tech
Daniel Handler & Adam Silvera
Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV
12:00-12:45
Chester B. Himes
Lawrence P. Jackson
Marriott Conference Center C
12:00-12:45
To Be The Other
Earl Braggs & Erika Sanchez
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
12:00-12:45
Yasmeen Christian

Emerging Writers Stage
12:10-12:15
Susan Abel

Emerging Writers Stage
12:20-12:25
Lynn Manley

Emerging Writers Stage
12:30-12:35
Clayton State College
Khalilah Ali, Brigitte Byrd, Robert Pfeiffer
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
12:35-12:55
Don Reichardt & Joyce Oscar

Emerging Writers Stage
12:40-12:45
Daydreamers
Peter Reynolds & Judy Schachner
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
12:45-1:15
Craig Henderson

Emerging Writers Stage
12:50-12:55
Sunday 1:00 p.m.Boo Newell

Emerging Writers Stage
1:00-1:05
Frank Hamilton School
Frank Hamilton School
Community Bandstand
1:00-1:30
Serenbe Playhouse Presents Robin Hood

Sycamore Family Zone
1:00-1:30
Georgia State University
Judith Carson, Caroline Crew, Greg Emilio, Beth Gylys, Joshua Lee Martin, Jessica Lindberg, Anna Sandy, Carey Scott Wilkerson
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
1:00-2:00
Amy Russell

Emerging Writers Stage
1:10-1:15
Love And Loss
Jodi Lynn Anderson, Lauren Miller, Adam Silvera
Teen Stage
1:15-2:00
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living
Krista Tippett
First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC
1:15-2:00
Civil War Love Letters
Stephen Berry, Samuel Thomas, Vince Dooley
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp
1:15-2:00
To Funk and Die in LA
Nelson George
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur
1:15-2:00
The British Table
Colman Andrews
Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms
1:15-2:00
A Shifting View of Home
Lisa Ko & Thrity Umrigar
Historic DeKalb Courthouse
1:15-2:00
The Next Class of Recruits: Fictional Assassins and Counterterrorist Organizations
Jonathan Maberry & Ward Larsen
Decatur Library presented by WABE
1:15-2:00
The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families
Adrian Miller
Marriott Conference Center A
1:15-2:00
Atlanta Writers Club - Fiction That Doesn't Take Itself Too Seriously
Mickey Dubrow (aka Marci Wilcox), Linda Sands, JD Jordan, Marilyn Baron
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium
1:15-2:00
Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler
Olivia Koski
Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV
1:15-2:00
Whose Miss Brooks? Exploring the Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks
Quraysh Ali Lansana
Marriott Conference Center C
1:15-2:00
Secrets, Lies, and Murder
Tess Gerritsen, JT Ellison
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University
1:15-2:00
Morningstar
Ann Hood
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
1:15-2:00
Maya Morrow

Emerging Writers Stage
1:20-1:25
William McDonald, III

Emerging Writers Stage
1:30-1:35
Family Found
Cassie Beasley
Alexandra Bracken
Michael Buckley
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
1:30-2:00
Nicho Martin

Emerging Writers Stage
1:40-1:45
Sporty, Sassy, Science-Loving Girls: Introducing the Ren & Friends Series for Young Readers and Writers
2 Chicks and a Pen
Authors Beth Friese and Karen Miller Tinker
With Illustrator Jimmy Gleeson
Sycamore Family Zone
1:45-2:00
Brenda Stanley

Emerging Writers Stage
1:50-1:55
Sunday 2:00 p.m.Mark ARW

Emerging Writers Stage
2:00-2:05
KMLIVE: Suitcase
Keeyen Martin
Community Bandstand
2:00-2:30
Agnes Scott College
Fatima Khan, Destiny Briana Barnett, Kamilah Aisha Moon
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
2:05-2:25
Joyce Bray

Emerging Writers Stage
2:10-2:15
Surviving the Supernatural
Jennifer A. Nielsen, Ron L. Smith
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
2:15-2:45
Alexandra Bagnell

Emerging Writers Stage
2:20-2:25
Marvin Gantt

Emerging Writers Stage
2:30-2:35
Georgia Tech
Sammi Hudock, Sarah Oso, Molly Ricks,
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
2:30-2:55
Wren's Nest Rambler, Akbar Imhotep Spins Brer Rabbit Tales

Sycamore Family Zone
2:30-3:00
The Lasting Impact of Family
Stacia Pelletier & Lisa Wingate
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur
2:30-3:15
Crime & Punishment
Lamar Giles, Tiffany D. Jackson, Jeff Zentner
Teen Stage
2:30-3:15
The End of White Christian America, presented by Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Robert P. Jones
First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC
2:30-3:15
Adventure Cats
Laura J. Moss, Catlanta (aka Rory Hawkins) & Taylor Bennington
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp
2:30-3:15
The South's Best Butts: Pitmaster Secrets for Southern Barbecue Perfection
Matt Moore, Heirloom BBQ
Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms
2:30-3:15
Poetry as Witness
Derrick Harriell & Adrian Matejka
Historic DeKalb Courthouse
2:30-3:15
Lillian Smith Awards
Risa Goluboff & Patricia Bell-Scott
Decatur Library presented by WABE
2:30-3:15
Act Like a Feminist Artist: A Guerrilla Girl Unmasked
Donna Kaz
Marriott Conference Center A
2:30-3:15
Equally Wed: The Ultimate Guide for Planning Your LGBTQ+ Wedding
Kirsten Palladino
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium
2:30-3:15
Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.
Danielle Allen
Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV
2:30-3:15
Archives: Sites of Memory, History, and Reflection
Randy Gue, Valerie Boyd, Lawrence Jackson
Marriott Conference Center C
2:30-3:15
Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science that Rescued Them
Gina Kolata
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University
2:30-3:15
Scientists Save the World
Nancy Kress and Kent Lester
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
2:30-3:15
Michael Owens

Emerging Writers Stage
2:40-2:45
Alana Dorrell

Emerging Writers Stage
2:50-2:55
Sunday 3:00 p.m.Tia Truthteller

Emerging Writers Stage
3:00-3:05
Capoeira Decatur
Capoeira Maculele Decatur
Community Bandstand
3:00-3:30
Girls Who Code
Reshma Saujani & Tamara Ireland Stone
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
3:00-3:30
Perimeter College of Georgia State University
Michael Diebert, Frank Holt, Louise McKinney, Gregg Murray, Katherine D. Perry
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
3:00-3:40
Dania Peguero

Emerging Writers Stage
3:10-3:15
Finding the Way Home
Melissa Tate
Sycamore Family Zone
3:15-3:30
Stephanie Evans

Emerging Writers Stage
3:20-3:25
Betty Tucker

Emerging Writers Stage
3:30-3:35
Bianca Simone

Emerging Writers Stage
3:40-3:45
A Celebration of Poets and Their Poetry
Kwame Alexander & Marjory Wentworth
Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
3:45-4:15
Andi Kezh

Teen Stage
3:45-4:30
Best American Poetry 2017
Jericho Brown, Judson Mitcham, Natasha Trethewey
First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC
3:45-4:30
Co-Create: Partnering with Customers and Clients to Find your Next Great Idea
David Nour, Phil Ostwalt
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp
3:45-4:30
Atlanta Writers Club - Memoir
Capt. Brian Settles, Janet Hogan Chapman, Valerie Winrow, Lee St. John
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur
3:45-4:30
Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America
Michael Ruhlman
Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms
3:45-4:30
A Second Blooming
Susan Cushman, Jessica Handler
Historic DeKalb Courthouse
3:45-4:30
Navigating Life in the Big City
Mimi Pond and Leslie Stein
Decatur Library presented by WABE
3:45-4:30
Have Smart Phone, Will Travel: True Stories from the Digital Front
Jared Yates Sexton & Jennifer Brett
Marriott Conference Center A
3:45-4:30
Jumping Over Shadows
Annette Gendler
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium
3:45-4:30
Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
Sam Kean
Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV
3:45-4:30
Boondock Kollage: Stories from the Hip Hop South
Regina Bradley
Marriott Conference Center C
3:45-4:30
The Burning Girl
Claire Messud
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University
3:45-4:30
Screenwriting: Your Words in Action
Akil DuPont, Nelson George & Michael Lucker
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
3:45-4:30
Spelman College
Ariana Benson, Ciara Johnson, Alexia Lakeman, Taylor Lewis, Lana Lockhart, Pushpa Parekh, Atiya Ziyad
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
3:45-4:40
Qiana Cutts

Emerging Writers Stage
3:50-3:55
Sunday 4:00 p.m.Dori Ann Dupre

Emerging Writers Stage
4:00-4:05
Atlanta United
Atlanta United
Sycamore Family Zone
4:00-4:30
Mel & Debbie Pender

Emerging Writers Stage
4:10-4:15
Stories of Survival: The Refugee Experience Throughout History
Alan Gratz

Children's Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation
4:30-5:00
Learn to Draw Like a Professional: Story Time and Drawing Project
José Lucio
Sycamore Family Zone
4:45-5:00
Emory University
Alice Teeter, Bruce Covey, Caroline M. Schmidt, Christeene Alcosiba, Katherine Johnsen, Madison Dalton, Hilleary Gramling, Adric Tenuta, Jericho Brown
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey
4:45-6:00
Sunday 5:00 p.m.Executing Freedom: The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment in the United States
Daniel LeChance
Marriott Conference Center B presented by Atlanta Pro AV
5:00-5:45
To Boldly Go
Jonathan Maberry
Teen Stage
5:00-5:45
Unscripted
Ernie Johnson, Jr.
First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC
5:00-5:45
Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America
Jack Barsky
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp
5:00-5:45
What's So Funny About Dating, Love, and Lemon Jell-O?
Man Martin & Ricki Schultz
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur
5:00-5:45
Acid Trip: Travels in the World of Vinegar
Michael Harlan Turkell
Cooking & Food Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms
5:00-5:45
From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs
Joshua C. Davis
Historic DeKalb Courthouse
5:00-5:45
When the Past Comes Back to Haunt You
Anna Schachner, Sarah Creech, Karen Spears Zacharias
Decatur Library presented by WABE
5:00-5:45
The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath our Feet
Anthony Martin
Marriott Conference Center A
5:00-5:45
Where the Heavens Kiss the Earth: Mystical Insights for Personal Growth
Rabbi Karmi Ingber
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium
5:00-5:45
A Bookish Ode to Classic Rock
Walter Biggins, Danny Goldberg, Peter McDade
Marriott Conference Center C
5:00-5:45
To Protect and Serve
Trudy Nan Boyce & Thomas Mullen
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary presented by Emory University
5:00-5:45
Fitter, Faster
Robert J. Davis & Brad Kolowich
Decatur Recreation Center Studio
5:00-5:45

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