The MJCCA Presents Four Compelling Prologue to the Book Festival of the MJCCA Events
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, 7:30 pm (Free to the Community – This program is a Book Signing Only)
Steve Spurrier, Author of Head Ball Coach: My Life in Football, Doing It Differently-and Winning
*Coach Spurrier will only sign books bought at the event from A Cappella Books. He will not sign memorabilia.
College football’s colorful, endearing, and successful pioneer, Steve Spurrier, shares his story of a life in football—from growing up in Tennessee to winning the Heisman Trophy to playing and coaching in the pros to leading the Florida Gators to six SEC Championships and a National Championship to elevating the South Carolina program to new heights—and coaching like nobody else. He’s been called brash, cocky, arrogant, pompous, egotistical, and hilarious, but, mostly, he’s known as the Head Ball Coach. He is the only coach who can claim to be the winningest coach at two different SEC schools, and the only person who has won both the Heisman Trophy as a player and a national championship as a coach.
Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, 7:30 pm (Tickets: $10-15)
Joby Warrick, Author of Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS (Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction)
In a thrilling dramatic narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents. Drawing on unique high-level access to CIA and Jordanian sources, Warrick weaves gripping, moment-by-moment operational details with the perspectives of diplomats and spies, generals and heads of state, many of whom foresaw in ISIS a menace worse than al-Qaeda.
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, 7:30 pm (Tickets: $10-15)
Carl Hiaasen, Author of Razor Girl
Join Carl Hiaasen, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Monkey, Star Island, and Hoot, when he discusses his latest full-tilt, razor-sharp, unstoppably hilarious novel, Razor Girl. With a premise that can only be described as classic Hiaasen, Razor Girl tells the story of Merry Mansfield–a crash scam artist also known as the eponymous “Razor Girl.” When she bashes Lane Coolman’s car from behind on the road to the Florida Keys, what appears to be an ordinary accident is anything but, setting off a chain of events that spiral crazily out of control.
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, 7:30 PM (Tickets: $10-15)
Kristin Hannah, Author of The Nightingale
*This program will be In Conversation with Former AJC Book Columnist Greg Changnon,
With courage, grace and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of WWII and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. A No.1 New York Times bestseller and named by Amazon.com as one of the top five best books of 2015, The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in Germany-occupied France. This is a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women.
About the 25th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA
From November 5 – 20, 2016, the Book Festival of the MJCCA will celebrate 25 years of bringing the best in cultural arts and literary voices to Atlanta. Each year, the Book Festival's exceptional repertoire has something to offer all book lovers, bringing more than 10,000 members of the community together to meet, listen to, and engage with their favorite authors. The various author event forums include: meet-and-greets, book signings, a community read, panel discussions, children and teen activities, and more. Most events will be held at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA), 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Tickets go on sale September 1, 2016.
To purchase tickets, call 678.812.4005 or visit online at atlantajcc.829stage.com/bookfestival.
Contact Information
Media Inquiries: Contact Lora Sommer at 678.812.4078, lora.sommer@atlantajcc.org.
Program Contact : Pam Morton – 678.812.3981, pam.morton@atlantajcc.org
Purchase Tickets: MJCCA Box Office at 678.812.4005 or visit atlantajcc.829stage.com/bookfestival.
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