Books with Daren Wang: Triumph, Longing and Fashion

Kate Sweeney | WABE

June 10th, 2013

The AJC-Decatur Book Festival‘s Daren Wang drops by to fill us on the week’s book events.Broadcast version of story that aired Monday, June 10, 2013

Jeannette Walls gives a talk and signs her new novel, The Silver Star, at SCAD on Tuesday, June 11 at 6:00 pm.

Lauren Weisberger reads from Revenge Wears Prada at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta on Wednesday, June 12 at 7:30 pm.

Khaleed Hosseini reads from his new novel, And the Mountains Echoed, at First Baptist Church, Thursday at 7:00 pm.

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