Join us for an exclusive book launch featuring Atlanta native Pete Candler. This event will take place at Atlanta History Center Midtown (Margaret Mitchell House) located at 979 Crescent Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309.
Bundle Tickets
–Not Yet Members: $30 (includes general admission ticket + book at 30% discount!)
–Members: $25 (includes discounted general admission ticket + book at 30% discount!)
–Insiders: $20 (includes free general admission ticket + book at 30% discount!)
General Admission Tickets (book not included)
–Not Yet Members: $10
–Members: $5
–Insiders: Free
Online ticket sales for this event will temporarily close at 4pm on May 3 as we transition to a new ticketing platform; online sales will resume on May 8. Tickets may still be purchased over the phone during this time by calling 404.814.4000 during our business hours, Tuesday–Sunday, 9am to 4pm.
Doors and cash bar will open at 6pm.
The author’s road trips through the American South lead to a personal confrontation with history
In A Deeper South: The Beauty, Mystery, and Sorrow of the Southern Road, Pete Candler offers a travel narrative drawn from twenty-five years of road-tripping through the backroads of the American South. Featuring Candler's own photography, the book taps into the public imagination and the process of both remembering and forgetting that define our collective memory of place. Candler, who belongs to one of Georgia's most recognizable families, confronts the uncomfortable truths of his own ancestors' roles in the South's legacy of white supremacy with a masterful mix of authority and a humbling sense that his own journey of unforgetting and recovering has only just begun.
With the wit of a Southern storyteller and the eye of a photographer, Candler takes the reader on a journey that spans two continents, six states, and countless miles of asphalt. Along the way, we meet the "galaxy's no. 1 Elvis fan," stop to ponder roadside markers and small-town monuments, and contemplate what makes the South both distinct from, and emblematic of, the nation of which it is a part. The stories that he uncovers can only be found off the beaten path, away from the curated tourist experiences and mass culture located near the interstate exit ramp. A Deeper South is about Candler's journeys to see the South and understand it, and he invites us to ride along.
About the Author
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Pete Candler is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker whose work has appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, Bitter Southerner, Washington Post, and elsewhere. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
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