Laura Apperson

Atlanta author Charles McNair released his second book novel, “Pickett’s Charge” on September 20

Eve Bunting’s children’s book The Cart that Carried Martin was released in August, which follows a mule-drawn cart making its way through Atlanta

Melissa Keil’s Life in Outer Space is on tour with Peachtree Publishers, and you can even enter to win the novel.  

Jim Carrey conducted a reading at the Barnes and Noble on Peachtree Road on October 19 while he was in town filming “Dumb and Dumber To”

Both Publisher’s Weekly and Publisher’s Lunch provide information on publishing news and upcoming works daily. Creative Loafing is a good source that covers Atlanta-specific authors and novels, as well as the literary scene.