The Little Red Book of WisdomIf we ever needed wisdom in American history, now is the time. There is a book on wisdom written by a north Atlanta author that is on my recommended books list for 2008...
Jul 14, 2008
Best-selling author Charles Frazier brings Cherokee Indian culture to life at Gwinnett Center on July 12Summer reading program Gwinnett Reads celebrates Cherokee culture with live music, storytelling, and language by members of the Cherokee Nation. Appearing at the program’s main event, Charles Frazier will talk about his latest book Thirteen Moons and his efforts to help preserve a Native American way of life struggling to survive in Appalachia...
Jul 9, 2008
Atlanta Children's Author Jennifer Bouani Reaches #1 Bestseller Status on Amazon.com Kindle“5 Stars!”, “Inspiring and Brilliant” and “I love the story” are just some of the accolades from admirers describing Jennifer Bouani's books. The ranking is yet another of the many successes Jennifer Bouani has had spreading her message of teaching kids how to be entrepreneurs...
Jun 11, 2008
New Georgia Herp Reference Fills Information Gap"Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia" looks like a cross between a field guide and a coffee table book: splashy color, waves of information...
May 29, 2008
Poet Margaret Gibson Brings Her ´Acts of Exuberant Affirmation´ to BrenauPoet Margaret Gibson, whose work has been nominated five times for the Pulitzer Prize, will read from her work and answer questions at a public forum on the Brenau University campus Friday, April 4, at 12 noon. There is no admission charge for the event, which will be held in the SUB on the second floor above the Tea Room on the Gainesville campus...
Apr 1, 2008
´Kite Runner´ Author Khaled Hosseini to Appear at Brenau Oct. 13Best-selling novelist Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," will appear on the Gainesville campus at Brenau University on Monday, Oct. 13 - one of only five speaking engagements the 43-year-old Afghanistan-born physician, writer and humanitarian has accepted for the fall of 2008...
Mar 3, 2008
Carmen Deedy to weave her inventive yarns at Brenau University performanceCarmen Agra Deedy, an internationally known author of children´s literature, a storyteller and radio contributor, will appear on the Brenau campus Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at Hosch Theater for a performance and book-signing event that is open to students and the public free of charge...
Jan 6, 2008
Poet Arthur Sze reads from his works Jan. 30"...But tomorrow, lust, betrayal, delight, yesterday, ardor, scorn, forgiveness are music from empty holes,
and you wonder if the haphazard course of a life follows a fundamental equation in thermodynamics."
Jan 25, 2007