Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Books / Events Decatur Book Festival announces 2012 lineup, ATL's new resident poet laureate to give keynote
Posted by Debbie Michaud @DebsMichaud on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 4:02 PM
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- Natasha Trethewey, this year's DBF keynote speaker, celebrates her new post as U.S. poet Laureate in downtown Decatur this month.
The sprawling author list tops 300 and includes such notable scribes as Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson (The Warmth of Other Suns); Caldecott Award and two-time Newbery Honor winner Kevin Henkes will lead the children's parade; Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist author David Levithan will launch his ned novel Every Day on the teen stage; foodie favorite John T. Edge will circle back after visiting Atlanta in May; and "Archer" creator/executive producer Adam Reed will discuss the latest chapter in the animated spy spoof's life: How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written.
In addition to an election year-themed Bookzlla, new website that launched yesterday, DBF will also be rolling out an app that should hopefully help make navigating the hundreds of possibilities on the square, if not easier, at least more portable.
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