Programs & Events

Author Talks

Our Author Talks aim to connect writers with readers for thought-provoking discussions about life and literature.

Beverly Daniel Tatum, Author Program
Beverly Daniel Tatum, Author Program
Author Talks, Isabel Allende
Ron Chernow, Author Program
Beverly Daniel Tatum shaking someone's hand
woman asking question at the Ron Chernow, Author Program

Our lineup features a variety of breakthrough, award-winning, and bestselling authors of history, biography, fiction, memoir, and more.

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Archive. Highlights.

  • Jon Meacham

    His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope. In conversation with Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice.

  • Claudio Saunt

    Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory. In conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott.

  • Lisa Napoli

    Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News. In conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott.

  • Natasha Trethewey

    Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir. In conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott.

  • Isabel Wilkerson

    Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. In conversation with Jon Meacham.

  • Sue Monk Kidd

    The Book of Longings. In conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott.

  • Raven Leilani

    Luster in conversation conversation with ART ATL’s Gail O’ Neill
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    Atlanta History Center offers a variety of annual programs that explore and celebrate our shared history.

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    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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    McElreath Hall houses many important components of Atlanta History Center, including Kenan Research Center and Woodruff Auditorium.