Books All Georgians Should Read

Authors of the Month: October

Adult’s List:

President
Jimmy Carter

Children’s List:

Nic Stone

Roy Blount, Jr.

Dates

• b. 1941

Georgia Connections

• Decatur, DeKalb County: Grew up in Decatur

Biography

Notes of Interest

Roy Blount Jr. has had two books included on the Georgia Center for the Book's list of "25 Books All Georgians Should Read:" "Long Time Leaving: Dispatches from Up South" in 2010, and "Be Sweet" in 2008.

For Further Reading

• Author's Web Page

Georgia Center for the Book
at DeKalb County Public Library
215 Sycamore Street
Decatur, Georgia 30030
(404) 370-3070 x 2285
Fax: (404) 370-3091

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