Our Author Talks aim to connect writers with readers for thought-provoking discussions about life and literature.
Our lineup features a variety of breakthrough, award-winning, and bestselling authors of history, biography, fiction, memoir, and more.
Upcoming talks. Join us.
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Colleen Oakley in conversation with Emily Giffin
Author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & LouiseMonday, Mar 27 @ 7:00 pm -
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Remembering, Reckoning, Healing
A conversation about the Power of Memory and the Legacies of American Slavery featuring poet and writer Natasha Trethewey and historian David W. Blight.Thursday, Apr 6 @ 7:30 pm -
Cherokee Garden Library Event: Ashley Wright McIntyre Lecture featuring Fergus Garrett
The Gardens of Great DixterWednesday, Apr 12 @ 7:00 pm -
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Archive. Highlights.
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Jon Meacham
His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope. In conversation with Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice.
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Claudio Saunt
Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory. In conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott.
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Lisa Napoli
Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News. In conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott.
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Natasha Trethewey
Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir. In conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott.
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Isabel Wilkerson
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. In conversation with Jon Meacham.
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Julia Alvarez
Afterlife. Featuring GPB’s Virginia Prescott.
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Sue Monk Kidd
The Book of Longings. In conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott.
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Raven Leilani
Luster in conversation conversation with ART ATL’s Gail O’ Neill
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Programs & Events
Public Programs
Atlanta History Center offers a variety of annual programs that explore and celebrate our shared history.
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Programs & Events
Community Engagement
Collaboratively, we develop historically accurate, culturally relevant, and provocative programs, exhibitions, theatrical productions, lectures, author panels, videos, and a host of other experiences.
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Buildings & Grounds
McElreath Hall
McElreath Hall houses many important components of Atlanta History Center, including Kenan Research Center and Woodruff Auditorium.