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2013 AJC Decatur Book Festival lineup

Congressman John Lewis is the keynote speaker at this annual Atlanta Labor Day Weekend festival
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, shown last October, will give the keynote address at the AJC Decatur Book Festival on Aug. 30. “March: Book One” is the first of a three-part memoir the civil rights figure co-authored with Andrew Aydin. It’s in the style of a comic book, and was illustrated by Nate Powell. BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

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Credit: BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJ

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, shown last October, will give the keynote address at the AJC Decatur Book Festival on Aug. 30. “March: Book One” is the first of a three-part memoir the civil rights figure co-authored with Andrew Aydin. It’s in the style of a comic book, and was illustrated by Nate Powell. BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM
Aug 1, 2013

The AJC Decatur Book Festival runs Aug. 30 through Sept. 1.

The AJC Decatur Book Festival Schedule

Georgia congressman John Lewis is the 2013 keynote speaker for the AJC Decatur Book Festival, the nation's largest independent book festival, which includes book signings, author readings, panel discussions, children's activities -- even cooking demonstrations. AJC Decatur Book Festival main page.

Schedule subject to change.

Friday

Agnes Scott

Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts

Saturday

Atlanta Writers Showcase

Children's Stage

City Hall Stage

Cook's Warehouse Stage

Decatur Library Stage

Decatur High School Stage

Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage

Decatur Recreation Center Gym

Eddie's Attic

First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage

Local Poetry Stage

Marriott Conference Center Auditorium

Marriott Conference Center Ballroom A

Marriott Conference Center Ballroom B

Old Courthouse Stage

Teen Stage

Sunday

Atlanta Writers Showcase

Children's Stage

City Hall Stage

Cook's Warehouse Stage

Decatur Library Stage

Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage

Decatur Recreation Center Gym

Decatur Recreation Center Studio

Eddie's Attic

First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage

Local Poetry Stage

Marriott Conference Center Auditorium

Marriott Conference Center Ballroom A

Marriott Conference Center Ballroom B

Old Courthouse Stage

Teen Stage

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