Georgia Center for the Book at DCPL

Our first Artist Talk for The Book As Art v.14: Ghosted is tonight! Hear Kate Binzen and Esther Ervin talk about their work in the show, and enjoy another after hours chance to see the exhibition. Then, join us Friday at First Baptist Church Decatur to hear Marlon James discuss his new novel The Disappearers with Doug Jones. Learn more about these and our other upcoming events in our newsletter. - https://mailchi.mp/dekalblibrary/september-2026-at-gcb-2773420

The Book As Art v.14: Ghosted Exhibition Opens tonight! Join us for the Opening Reception from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., or visit the show during Gallery Hours, which begin tomorrow! Learn more about this and our other upcoming September events in our newsletter. - https://mailchi.mp/dekalblibrary/september-2026-at-gcb-2773340

Join us next Friday evening, September 11th, on the Fourth Floor of Decatur Library to celebrate the opening of our next exhibition, this year's The Book As Art v.14: Ghosted. This is one of our favorite events of the year! Learn more about the exhibition and all of our upcoming September events in our newsletter. - https://mailchi.mp/dekalblibrary/september-2026-at-gcb

Join the Georgia Center for the Book tomorrow, September 1st, for an evening celebrating Where the Roots Tangle, a new novel by Odessa Blaine full of hardscrabble Southern living, small town politics, blood feuds, nearly forgotten folkways, family legacy, and a dash of Appalachia magic. Blaine will be in conversation with Lynn Cullen and Ann Hite. Learn more at https://aftontickets.com/wheretherootstangle

About the Book: Edwina's shaky world is rocked by the murder of a childhood friend on a sweltering Georgia day in 1929. War erupts between the fed-up poor folks of Shine Town and Edy's in-laws, the old money Jacksons of Canes Crossin. Edwina and her sister are trapped in the middle. Growing up Shine Town trash with their single mother, Edwina and Josephine knew about hard living. Then Beauregard Jackson planted a prized baby boy in Edy’s sister. Their mother was thrilled to see Jo marry up. Beau’s family was livid. The Jacksons were rumored to own everything in the valley and then some. Ruling from the family’s plantations, they clung to bygone ways and enforced their will. Until hubris made them vulnerable. Edy spent years reconciling love for her sister and hatred of the Jacksons. Jealousy, loneliness, adoration, and defiance warred inside her. The fragile balance crumbles when her mother vanishes, she’s forced to abandon Jo, and Shine Town turns on her. She turns to the mountains for answers, but finds more confusion when Edy stumbles into the remnants of a people more ancient than memory. They offer an escape, but she can't leave her sister behind. Tripping over prejudice, secrets, and uncertainty, can Edy get out of her own way and save the folks she cares about before Jackson greed gets them all killed? Get tangled up in hardscrabble Southern living, small town politics, blood feuds, nearly forgotten folkways, family legacy, and a dash of Appalachia magic.

Join us tomorrow, August 29th, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., for Paths to Pub­li­ca­tion: SCB­WI Kidlit Pan­el 2026! The Soci­ety of Children’s Book Writ­ers and Illus­tra­tors answers your burn­ing ques­tions about how to get pub­lished! Then, we'll be back on Tuesday, September 1st, to celebrate the debut novel by Odessa Blaine, who will be in conversation with Lynn Cullen and Ann Hite. Learn more in our newsletter! https://mailchi.mp/dekalblibrary/august-2026-at-gcb-2773158