Indie Authors/Vendor OpportunityRegister today for the 2019 Clayton County Indie Author Day vendor/author tables. Table prices are $25 and include one (1) 6ft Table and two (2) chairs.
An Afternoon with Kwame Alexander at Auburn Ave Research Library, Sat. Sept 27 @3pmWritten Magazine, in partnership with Hammonds House Museum and Auburn Avenue Research Library, present Kwame Alexander's NYT Bestseller and Newbery Medal winning The Crossover as never seen before. The new version is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. See the Bell family in a whole new light through Dawud Anyabwile's dynamic illustrations as the brothers’ winning season unfolds, and the world as they know it begins to change.
Join us and be among the first to see The Crossover graphic novel upon its release in September. Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 33 books, including SWING, THE WRITE THING, REBOUND, which was shortlisted for prestigious Carnegie Medal, THE UNDEFEATED, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, HOW TO READ A BOOK, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, and, his NEWBERY medal-winning middle grade novel, THE CROSSOVER. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. In 2018, he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program he co-founded. Kwame currently serves as the inaugural Innovator-in-Residence at the American School in London, and the Founding Editor of VERSIFY, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt that aims to Change the World One Word at a Time. .Dawud bio Dawud Anyabwile, who lives in Atlanta, is an Emmy Award winning artist, illustrator and co-creator of the groundbreaking Comic Book Series, Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline. Anyabwile has worked with companies such as Cartoon Network, Turner Studios, NBA TV, Nickelodeon, and many others as a character designer, storyboard artist, illustrator and concept artist. Anyabwile illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of the New York Times best selling novel, Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA Anyabwile now volunteers, teaches art classes to young students, and gives lectures when he isn't working on his art. Instagram: @brothermancomix Written’s Wine and Words with Emily Bernard,
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Don’t miss this wonderful event!tags that exceed $60,000, the American classic was a monument of pride and achievement. Now the sound of the classic motors is muted from the bass, treble and subwoofer from Kia and Mercedes Benz newly imported cars which are available to the elite in an economy that is Socialist in its design, yet almost caste like in its execution. The Socialist economy of pre-President Obama Cuba was one of slow, often stifling innovation. Now, Cubans are able to apply for permits for AirBNB rentals, neighborhood cafes and independent cab drivers. The hybrid government partner entrepreneurship allows for an emerging elite and middle class Cubans who will want amenities to accompany their new found economic status, that more closely resembles Capitalism than its Socialist enemy. And when you speak to Cubans the generation that remembers the good and not so good of Fidel’s regime, you hear the pride of a country that fought for freedom, combined with the longing of a Cuba that continues to be free of the trappings of other societies that are often purchased and traded for corporate or government desire. “Cuba is Communist,” our guide Earnesto commented. “The people are not,” The biggest change that most Cubans say that has challenged the country the most is the arrival of the Americans. Once considered the enemy of Cuba and everything it valued, the tourist Visas are flying through Cuba’s custom department, which requires different resources - more schools to teach English to Cubans in all industries as the non-Spanish speaking foreigners infiltrate a land, that was once only one language. And as the language barrier dissipates, so do the misconceptions from decades of distrust between the two countries. “Americans are smart and nice,” said Ernesto. “Not like in the movie where there is a lot of drunk people and fighting.” Ernesto, has a sister, who married an American and was now living in Miami. He was hoping to visit Florida to see her and his nephew soon. His English was helping him with that process and making his cab business a lucrative occupation. “Cuba has to change,” said Ernesto. “I want us to stay independent, but we have to change. This system is not working.” The struggle of change and independence will be a difficult one for Cuba. Only time will tale if both are possible. |
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