Books and Authors

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (496+ words) Former First Lady Jill Biden, author of “View from the East Wing,” is one of the featured authors at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta’s 35th book festival, which runs Nov. 1-22 in Dunwoody and features author talks, book signings and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (482+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Wednesday, Sept. 2 — The first of this week’s Sketchbook stories uncovers a past that turns out to be surprisingly contemporary. The other looks at how a new Atlanta arts leader is building a future based on…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (640+ words) Atlanta Writers Club Executive Director George Weinstein, far left, works with a panel of publishing professionals during the Atlanta Writers Conference in May. Writers in search of literary agents or editors, take note: The Atlanta Writers Club just might change…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (598+ words) Without further ado … Action! 🎥 IATSE, the union that represents film and television technicians, has suspended the leadership for Local 479 – which represents below-the-line workers across Georgia and Alabama – amid allegations of corruption. There hasn’t been much released about this so far,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (779+ words) This article contains spoilers for the film “A Beautiful Lie.” Tarnesha Small and Tiffany Yvonne Cox have a lot in common. They’re both military brats. They both started their journeys in the film industry in the acting world. And they’ve…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (617+ words) At the Aug. 19 Norcross PDC meeting, Callie Murray talked about her historical fiction novel, “The Brunswick,” which was published in May and has already raised $15,000 for a faith-based nonprofit supporting foster families. Murray’s historical fiction novel, inspired by true events,…...