Nic Stone, author of YA bestseller Dear Martin, meets with Alison and her special guest, Austin Miles Anderson, a high school senior and journalist-in-training from Vox Teen Communications, an Atlanta nonprofit. It's an intense, honest and fascinating conversation.

Vox Teen Communications

Nic Stone Author Website

“Townsend Prize Finalists Announced,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution

January 9th – AJ Tata Event in Gwinnett County

January 10th - The Wren’s Nest and Literary Atlanta Present “Beyond Books” featuring Mark Pendergrast 

Alison speaks with Kim Michele Richardson about bourbon, racism, and the joy in finding one's voice later in life.

Kim Michele Richardson Author Website

May 5th: TRIO Live at FoxTale Book Shoppe

Dec. 14th: Daren Wang and Peter McDade at Book Exchange Marietta

Dec. 16th: Rescheduled Wren’s Nest Victorian Holiday Party

Kalin Thomas is program director at The Wren’s Nest. She talks to Alison about the historic West End and continuing the legacy of Joel Chandler Harris, the person responsible for collecting and publishing Uncle Remus or Brer Rabbit folk tales.

LINKS FOR TODAY'S SHOW

Decatur Writers Studio

The Wren’s Nest Website

Joel Chandler Harris (1845-1908) Entry in the New Georgia Encyclopedia

West End Neighborhood Website

Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center and Bookstore

Hammonds House Museum

FoxTale Book Shoppe Events

Kristen Kish Cookbook Event at A Cappella Books

We've got some news this week on upcoming events. We'll be back on November 30th with a full show. Until then, check out these events. And don't forget to shop at your local bookstore on November 25th!

Nov. 17th: Khizr Khan at the Carter Center:

https://www.acappellabooks.com/pages/events/203/khizr-khan-an-american-family-a-memoir-of-hope

Nov. 18th: FoxTale Book Shoppe hosts Karen Kingsbury at River Church in Canton, Ga.: https://www.foxtalebookshoppe.com/events/

Nov. 18th: Atlanta Chapter of WNBA hosts Laura Dave at Bookmiser in Roswell, Ga.:

Nov. 25th: Indies First at Independent Bookstores. Get list of metro Atlanta indie bookstores on this page of the Literary Atlanta website: http://literaryatlanta.com/indie-bookstores/

Nov. 25th: Celebrate Indies First at Charis Books & More: http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/celebrate-indies-first-small-business-saturday-author-signings-and-more

Christopher Martin stops by to talk with Alison about his award-winning book of essays, This Gladdening Light.

Christopher Martin Author Website: http://www.christopher-martin.net/

“A conversation with Christopher Martin about the journey of writing,” ArtsATL: http://bit.ly/2jc7Uts 

Writers Night Out Event on November 10th featuring Christopher Martin and Dana Wildsmith: https://netwestwriters.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-friday-night-nov-10-writers-night.html

OTHER EVENTS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Southern Authors at Book Exchange Marietta on November 11th: https://www.facebook.com/events/138890263419334/

26th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA Website: http://www.atlantajcc.org/interior-pages/arts-and-culture-book-festival-2017/

Alison goes out in the field to speak with Dee Kline, one of the co-chairs of this year's Book Festival of the MJCCA. From November 4th through the 20th, the Festival will celebrate 26 years of bringing culture and conversation, to not just Atlanta’s Jewish community, but the greater Atlanta community

Jewish Book Council History Web Page: https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/about/

25TH EDITION OF THE BOOK FESTIVAL OF THE MJCCA Website: http://www.atlantajcc.org/interior-pages/arts-and-culture-book-festival-2017/

Valerie Bertinelli Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/300278623806923/

Charis Books & More 43rd Birthday Event: http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/charis-43rd-birthday-celebrating-our-feminist-spaces-past-present-and-future

Kate Hudson and Emily Giffin Event: http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=985

BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

High Noon by Glenn Frankel

Leonardo DaVinci by Walter Isaacson

Twenty-Six Seconds by Alexandra Zapruder

The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff

I Wrote That One, Too by Steve Dorff

Hitler in Los Angeles by Steven J. Ross

Sister Stories by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush

What Unites Us by Dan Rather

Giant of the Senate by Al Franken

Sally Kilpatrick started writing when she was - WAIT, did somebody day GIVEAWAY?? Listen to the whole episode to learn how to get a free copy of Bless Her Heart as well as a special gift! And along the way, you'll learn about the true value of Romance writers, why setting goals is so important, and how getting a book deal changes everything. http://literaryatlanta.com/

Sally Kilpatrick Author Website: http://www.sallykilpatrick.com/

Bless Her Heart Book Launch Party Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/719710131570506/

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): https://nanowrimo.org/

Regina Bradley Event at Margaret Mitchell House: http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/regina-bradley-boondock-kollage-stories-from-the-hip-hop-south

Emory Community Reading of “Howl”: http://web.library.emory.edu/news-events/news/archives/2017/howl-emory-community-readings.html

Books mentioned in this episode:

Bless Her Heart by Sally Kilpatrick

The Happy Hour Choir by Sally Kilpatrick

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Thomas Mullen's newest book, Lightning Men, follows up on his critically acclaimed novel, Dark Town. He talks with Alison about why he decided to set the book in his home town of Atlanta, how he stumbled upon the original story that led to the book, and details the struggles of being a black police office in 1948 Atlanta.

Thomas Mullen Author Website: http://www.thomasmullen.net/

FoxTale Book Shoppe Events Page: http://www.foxtalebookshoppe.com/events/

Little Shop of Stories Events Page: http://littleshopofstories.com/october-events/ 

A Cappella Books Events Page: https://www.acappellabooks.com/events.php

Atlanta History Center and Margaret Mitchell House Author Programs Page: http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/category/author-programs

Shannon Turner is a professional storyteller. No, not an author - a storyteller. And she teaches other people how to tell their stories, too. Even authors. In this episode, Shannon explains how important it is for individuals and corporations to tell their stories well.

Shannon M. Turner Website: https://shannonmturner.wordpress.com/

Carapace Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/2xzORje

The Moth Website: https://themoth.org/

Brené Brown: The Power of Vulnerability TED Talk: http://bit.ly/2xzJosL

Lit Event Website: https://www.litatlanta.com/

Write Club Atlanta Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/writeclubatlanta/

Performance poet Theresa Davis tells Alison how she came to writing poetry at the same time as she was starting to explore her own identity. And the way the events of her life find their way into her words. Plus, she performs two poems - and they're exquisite.

Theresa Davis Website: http://www.theresa-davis.com/

Java Monkey Speaks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/javamonkeyspeaks/ 

2017 Books All Georgians Should Read (Atlanta INTown): http://atlantaintownpaper.com/2017/08/read-2017-books-georgians-read-revealed/

Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA: http://www.avidbookshop.com/welcome

FoxTale Book Shoppe, Woodstock, GA: http://www.foxtalebookshoppe.com/events/

WNBA Atlanta Chapter Meetup at Bookmiser: https://www.meetup.com/Womens-National-Book-Association-Atlanta-Chapter/events/243229498/

Bookmiser Website: http://www.bookmiser.net/