1. Atlanta authors and bookstores. For people like me who love to read, Atlanta is a great place to be. Notable authors often come to town for events and signings presented by the Georgia Center for the Book and local bookstores, like A Cappella Books and the Little Shop of Stories. The Decatur Book Festival, held every Labor Day weekend, is another literary highlight.
The city is also home to amazing authors that we’re quite proud of—from Margaret Mitchell (in case you somehow don’t know, she wrote Gone With the Wind) to contemporary writers working in a variety of genres. I’d especially recommend Thomas Mullen (The Revisionists), whose thought-provoking novels aren’t quite like anything else I’ve ever read, and Karin Slaughter (Fallen, Blindsighted), whose thrillers set in and around Atlanta always leave me wanting more.
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