Photos – Out and about at the Decatur Book Festival
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Diogo Richards hangs out on the barrel of the cannon outside of the historic courthouse during the AJC Decatur Book Festival on Saturday, August 30, 2014. The ninth annual event saw tens of thousands of people come out to the downtown Decatur area to meet with world-class authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, booksellers, and artists for a weekend filled with literature, music, food, art, and fun. /File Photo
I hope you all got a chance to check out Dena Mellick’s article about the VIP perks at this year’s Decatur Book Festival.
Photographer Jonathan Phillips was out and about taking photos for Decaturish this year. Here are some of the sights and scenes from DBF 2014:
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Vivian Clifton performs on one of numerous stages during the AJC Decatur Book Festival on Saturday, August 30, 2014. The ninth annual event saw tens of thousands of people come out to the downtown Decatur area to meet with world-class authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, booksellers, and artists for a weekend filled with literature, music, food, art, and fun.
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Diogo Richards hangs out on the barrel of the cannon outside of the historic courthouse.
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Sadie Walker thumbs through a section of children’s books.
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Bee Nahmias tries to identify a weed that has been growing in her yard by looking through a book on plant life.
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Len Vlahos (right) signs copies of his book.
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Authors Jennifer Armentrout (right), Adele Griffin and Jennifer Mathieu talk about their books.
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Lauren Myracle (right) signs a copy of her book for Hannah Mains.
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Raymond Atkins (right), his wife Marsha and Cat Blanco talk inside the hospitality suite.
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August Murray plays a trumpet.
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Sylvia Jensen looks through piles of books.
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Lisa Goldman (left) and Mary Lynn Gaines (right) look through boxes of children’s books.
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Ron Rash (left) and John Lang discuss Lang’s brand new book analyzing Rash’s body of work.
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Lindsay Tewell writes a poem on the sidewalk using chalk.