Literary Happenings No. 2

 used with permission from

Cornell University Library

Have you been to the Book Drum website? A wealth of information about adored classics! According to Book Drum ~

We combine photography, information, maps, video and music to go beyond the pages of the books we love.

Leap over to their site! It is fascinating! And thank you Jackie at Farm Lane Books for the information about Book Drum. Jackie has a profile of her favorite book highlighted on Book Drum - A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry. If you love the background and a more in-depth portrait of books you adore, then Book Drum is the site for you!

I am thoroughly enjoying the Spotlight Small Press on Graywolf Press these last two weeks of July! I hope you've had an opportunity to read some of the reviews! The caliber of books published by Graywolf is phenomenal! 

An event I am so excited about and have attended religiously since its inception is the AJC Decatur Book Festival! This is the largest independent book festival in the country!!! Over 300 authors will be there, Roseanne Cash is promoting her new book, Composed: A Memoir, and it is a party you don't want to miss! Happens every year, Labor Day weekend ~ September 3 - 5 in downtown Decatur, Georgia. Be there or be square!

The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance 2010 Trade Show is coming up September 24 - 26 in Daytona, Florida. For more information or to register click here. 

Do YOU know of any literary happenings to add to the list? Anything interesting going on around the world in relation to books that is news and noteworthy? Drop me a note or leave a comment and I will be happy to post it!

Happy Reading!