The Do-It-Yourself Atlanta Area Book Event Calendar

2013 marks another change to the scope of the blog as I have decided to punt on doing a monthly calendar of book events. It wasn't doing the calendar research so much, as that I had to process all the events and then avoiding cutting and pasting links with blurby descriptions, which is not my style. It was time consuming and I am now devoting energies to other writing projects besides the blog. Besides I also discovered that even after making contact with bookstores, libraries, universities, book publishers etc. over the years that those in charge of “spreading the word” either didn't think the blog was worth the bother (understandly our readers are small in numbers, but mighty in influence) or more likely, they just lacked the wherewithal to follow through.

Besides, I can be biased about my promotional preferences and admittedly, I have missed paying attention to some writers and local venues that deserved a shout out. Also, these times and venues can change at the last minute so I usually just provided links of information anyway.

Instead of monthly calendar, I have provided the links I checked to build the calendar. From now on, I will remind you from time to time where I look for Atlanta area book events and you can just click away. If you do that right now, you'll know that Richard Ford and Colson Whitehead are coming soon as well as Elmore Leonard, Dave Barry, and former Vice President Al Gore. Here are the links.  Happy hunting.

• A Cappella Bookstore Event Page - I consider Frank Reiss, the owner of A Cappella, as the Ed Sullivan of book event promoters (Remember Ed got us The Beatles, man). Check his store's events page for major literary acts in the area.
• The Jimmy Carter Library & Museum
• The Georgia Center for the Book
• The Auburn Avenue Library
• SCAD Ivy Hall Writers Series
• Margaret Mitchell House/Atlanta History Center
• Emory University Creative Writing Program and The Carlos Musuem
• Georgia State University Creative Writing Events

Local Bookstores

• Eagle Eye Books
• Claris Books and More
• Peerless Books - Alpharetta

P.S. And finally, hats off to those who attend events. It takes a lot of effort to attend an event at night or on the weekend. I am tired at the end of the work day/week (can you hear the sound of my ass dragging on the ground?), so I understand. (Banner artwork designed by Caitlin Salmon.)