Authors Sam Bracken, David Maraniss & Alexandra Fuller in town this week

Scott Casavant | WABE

June 25th, 2012

Daren Wang of the AJC Decatur Book Festival tells us about upcoming literary events around the city.

Sam Bracken at Decatur Library Auditorium – My Orange Duffel Bag

David Maraniss at Agnes Scott – Barack Obama – The Story

Alexandra Fuller at Margaret Mitchell House – Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness

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