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AJC Decatur Book Fest launch happening now

By Suzanne Van Atten
June 17, 2014
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Program Director Philip Rafshoon and cookbook author Susan Puckett at Eddie's Attic just moments before the keynote speaker is announced. Watch the AJC 's Art & Culture blog for details in just a few minutes.

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Suzanne Van Atten is a book critic and contributing editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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