If you think you know Atlanta history, I venture to say you have lots more to learn by reading Jeff Clemmons’ fascinating book about Rich’s department store.
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A Friend of Mine Has a Book Out (One of Many) and It’s Good
I wish I knew Mark Wallace Maguire’s secret. A family man, he also holds down a demanding job as a communications professional. He’s also the author of eight books, including this entertaining and intriguing adventure story.
A Friend of Mine Has A Book Out and It’s Good
In a world of breezily researched and hastily written TikTok bestsellers, what a pleasure to read a novel as deeply grounded in historical fact and as impeccably crafted as this one.
A Friend of Mine Has a Book Out and It’s Good
“Now I can no longer imagine living in any other region of the country,” writes Martin Lehfeldt about the South, though the native Northeasterner didn’t always feel that way. In his thoroughly engaging and perfectly titled memoir, YOU’RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE, ARE YOU?, Martin tells the story of his transformation since the 1960s to naturalized Southerner.
An American (Food Writer) in Paris
Love books about food? Here’s a good one.
Some Books Are So Good It Hurts
I was looking forward to reading Edgar Gomez’ memoir, released earlier this year to no small acclaim. I thought it would be good. Man, is it ever.
A Friend of Mine Has a Book Out and It’s Good
A legendary guitarist, singer/songwriter and bandleader, Col. Bruce Hampton is known as a musician’s musician. So it’s only fitting that his biographer, my northeast Georgia friend Jerry Grillo, is a writer’s writer. It shows on every page of this outstanding work.
A New Regard for the Word ‘Husband’
Early in Madeline Miller’s gorgeous 2012 novel, The Song of Achilles, the young Greek warrior and title character refers to his lover Patroclus as his husband. The book got me thinking about the origins of that word, and gave me new appreciation for how we use it today.
A Friend of Mine Has a Book Out and It’s Good
The author’s occasional conversations with her main character to guide and counsel him add a comic twist to “Helping Howard,” an entertaining new novel by Sally Schloss.
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