Trethewey, Jubera make 2014 Books All Georgians Should Read list
Books All Georgians Should Read 2014
“War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta” by Russell S. Bonds
“Reign of Madness” by Lynn Cullen
“The Starboard Sea” by Amber Dermont
“The Complete Poems of James Dickey” by James Dickey
“The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers” by Thomas Mullen
“The World of the Salt Marsh: Appreciating and Protecting the Tidal Marshes of the Southeastern Atlantic Coast” by Charles Seabrook
“The Grey Album: On the Blackness of Blackness” by Kevin Young
Books All Young Georgians Should Read 2014
“Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale” by Carmen Deedy, illustrated by Michael Austin
“Cosmo’s Moon” by Devin Scillian, illustrated by Mark Braught
“Ruth and the Green Book” by Calvin Ramsey with Gwen Strauss, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
“Just One Bite” by Lola Schaefer, illustrated by Geoff Waring
“It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Taylor Started to Draw” by Don Tate, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
“The Dagger Quick” by Brian Eames
“The Shifter” by Janice Hardy
“Sweetly” by Jackson Pearce
“Cleopatra’s Moon” by Vicky Alvear Shecter
“Henry Franks” by Peter Adam Salomon
What do Depression-era bank robbers, tamales from the Mississippi Delta and a lyrical meditation on captivity have in common? They all appear on the 2014 list of Books All Georgians Should Read, announced Thursday by the Georgia Center for the Book.
Compiled by an advisory board of writers, educators and librarians, the annual list spotlights works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by Georgia authors. In addition, a list of Books All Young Georgians Should Read spotlights authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.
So what constitutes a book all Georgians should read?
“Books that express our literary heritage, that talk about a point in time in Georgia — things that will spawn discussion,” said Joe Davich, executive director of Georgia Center for the Book, based at the DeKalb County Public Library. “It’s a varied list that caters to all tastes and showcases the breadth of work being done in Georgia.”
Authors and illustrators were honored Thursday at an awards ceremony.
About the Author
Suzanne Van Atten is a book critic and contributing editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
