I wasn’t able to attend any of the Savannah Book Festival this year, but I’ve been following some of the action on Twitter and Facebook. (By the way, the SBF could be a lot more active on social media when…
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Flannery O’Connor died 50 years ago today — a few thoughts
Grace Leigh (Jack Leigh’s daughter) and her partner launch Kickstarter for book of photographs from across the nation
Flannery O’Connor-inspired art in Southern Discomfort 2, silent auction and reception on 1/31
“Midnight” at 20; John Berendt’s book continues to resonate
Pulitzer winner Robert Olen Butler inspires readers, writers at Savannah appearances
Brad Gooch goes from Flannery O’Connor to Rumi, from Georgia to Tajikistan
Happy 88th Birthday, Flannery O’Connor
A few final thoughts on the Savannah Book Festival
Al Gore talks about “The Future” at the Savannah Book Festival — commentary and photos
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I especially appreciated Gore’s invocation of this passage from Lincoln’s December 1862 message to Congress: “The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise — with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.”
Great lineup means touch choices for Savannah Book Festival attendees
Back in the Day Bakery in the national spotlight on public radio’s “The Splendid Table”
Punk historian Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain appearing in Savannah later this month
SMN: Al Gore added to 2013 Savannah Book Festival
From Former vice president Al Gore joins 2013 Savannah Book Festival in the Savannah Morning News today: To a list that already includes celebrity authors James Patterson, David Baldacci, T.C. Boyle, Dave Barry, Jeff Kinney, Bobby Deen and Gregg Allman,…