UGA Press van stolen before book festival
There’s been a whodunit at the AJC Decatur Book Festival — the University of Georgia Press said Saturday that its van was stolen.
“No books,” said part of a handwritten sign at the festival.
The organization posted messages on its Twitter feed, with a description of the vehicle and the tag number: GV1588D.
Scheduled authors were still expected to participate, according to the Twitter feed.
The AJC Decatur Book Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country. An estimated 70,000 people are expected to attend.
The University of Georgia Press, founded in 1938, is the oldest and largest book publisher in the state.
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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He currently writes about higher education and has assisted in the newsroom’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
