We spent last weekend over in the Peach State, getting lost in Atlanta. Between bouts of “where the !@#$%^&! are we” I managed to squeeze in a few bookstore visits. My goal was to visit only stores I’d never been to… and I hit the jackpot.
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This gallery, of Birmingham-area event posters, is pretty cool and some good use of photography. It’s a collection from all of the acts that have played at The Bottletree. How could I have not found this sooner? I love some of the typography.
The Alabama Author Expo is tomorrow Saturday, April 12th at Vulcan Park. I’m not sure why they scheduled it for the same day as Alabama Bound, but there will be a handful of authors there and a special kids area.
These authors are slated to be there for signings: Jo Kittinger, Jim Lowe, Charles Ghigna, Kathy McCoy, Roger Reid, J.D. Weeks, Aileen Henderson, Anne Weston, Darden North, Edie Hand
The event is slated to run from 11am-3pm with a Q&A with the authors starting at 2pm.
Tomorrow, April 12th is Alabama Bound. It’s the tenth year for the author festival and is a little different this year as it is tied in with our local The Big Read push.
Also…
April 19th is just around the corner and that is when the 2008 Alabama Book Festival is taking place. It’s 9am-4pm that Saturday down in Old Alabama Town, in Montgomery.
Here is the most recent list of attending authors and entertainers.
