A new exhibit “Elemental” from
bibliocentric artist Brian Dettmer has opened at the Museum of
Contemporary Art of Georgia. Shown at the left is a piece carved from a set of Britannica Encyclopedias (photo courtesy of Brian Dettmer). I saw Dettmer's exhibit at the Saltworks
Gallery early last year and will make it over there in the near
future. Regular readers of the blog know that I am always interested
in things that people do with books besides read them (See “Books
as Art as Books” link at the right).
Speaking of repeat performances, on November 19 Anne Lamott returns to the Decatur's First Baptist Church. A few years ago, I went to a Lamott event in front of a packed house and I would say that I was nonplussed at what the big fuss was about. She mostly rambled on and on with no apparent narrative structure (I also heard from my Knoxville blog correspondents that her recent appearance in Knoxville was much the same), so I wonder what kind of turnout she will get from people who know better. The Georgia Center of the Book is also presenting Dana Greene author of Denise Levertov: A Poet's Life (November 5), and Jeff Clemmons author or Rich's: A Southern Institution, a book about the famous Atlanta department store (November 13).
If you like history, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is hosting Jon Meachem author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power (November 19 - $$ required) and Kevin Phillips author of 1775: A Good Year for Revolution (November 30).
Michael
Nye will be reading from his short story collection, Strategies
Against Extinction on November 9. Georgia State University's
literary magazine New South is sponsoring the event.
The Marcus Jewish Community Center's 21st Annual Book Fair gets into full swing beginning November 1 and continues through November 18 ($$ required.)