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484-C Moreland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
United States

404-681-5128; infoacappellabooks.com

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Description: Since 1989, A Cappella Books has been intown Atlanta's only full-service general bookstore, buying and selling new, used, rare and out-of-print titles. Located in Atlanta's bohemian neighborhood, Little 5 Points, we're widely known for our selection of Beat literature, progressive political and counterculture books, and, as our name suggests, books about music. But we strive to carry important and unusual titles in most fields of interest.

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How to Save Your Own Life by Michael Gates Gill (January 18 at 7:30pm)
Michael Gates Gill reads from How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope in Unexpected Places.
Michael Gates Gill, son of legendary New Yorker writer Brendan Gill, and author of How Starbucks Saved My Life presents his follow-up, How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope in Unexpected Places. If you cannot attend the reading and would like to purchase signed copies ... (more)of How to Save Your Own Life, you may reserve them through our website at http://www.acappellabooks.com/ev_gate...
Event location: The Opal Gallery, 484 B-2 Moreland Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30307
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Past events

Thomas Lux introduces emerging poets (March 13 at 4:30pm)
"Featuring ELENA KARINA BYRNE, MIKE DOCKINS and ALESSANDRA LYNCH.

The Clary Theatre in the Bill Moore Student Success Center
Open to the Public. No Tickets or Reservations Required. Parking across North Avenue in the Burge Parking Deck."
Event location: Bill Moore Student Success Center, Clary Theatre
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Stephen Wing (March 16 at 6:00pm)
Stephen Wing reads from Free Ralph!.
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Richard Doster (March 20 at 7:00pm)
Richard Doster reads from Safe at Home.
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Steven Lee Beeber (March 26 at 7:00pm)
Steven Lee Beeber reads from AWAKE! A Reader for the Sleepless.
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Mary Jo Salter (April 5 at 7:00pm)
Mary Jo Salter reads from TBA.
More details to be announced later.
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Celebrate 250 Years of Guinness (May 28 at 7:00pm)
Tony Corcoran, The Goodness of Guinness: A Loving History of the Brewery, Its People, and the City of Dublin.
We don't generally need much of an excuse to spend some time with our old neighbors at the Euclid Avenue Yacht Club, but we've really got a great one now: The Guinness Brewery is 250 years old, and The Goodness of Guinness: A Loving History of the Brewery, Its People, and the City of Dublin by Tony Corcoran ... (more)has just come out from Skyhorse Publishing, and we will have copies available for sale at the bar. Everyone who purchases a copy of the book will be entered into a raffle to win a valuable prize. The Yacht Club will also have Guinness specials all night as well as giveaways from the distributor. We hope you can join us for the festivities. This event is free and open to the public.
Event location: Euclid Avenue Yacht Club, 1136 Euclid Ave, Atlanta, GA, 30307, United States
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Paul Butler on Hip-Hop Theory of Justice: A View from Both Sides of the System (June 4 at 7:00pm)
Paul Butler discusses Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice.
Once in a while a book challenges our basic assumptions about the way things work. Paul Butler was an ambitious federal prosecutor, a Harvard Law grad who gave up his corporate law salary to fight the good fight—until one day he was arrested on the street and charged with a crime he didn’t commit. ... (more)At the courthouse Butler stood alongside the people he’d spent his days sending to prison. This stint on the other side of the law confirmed his sense that the system was not working—not making the streets safer, nor helping the people he’d hoped, as a prosecutor, to protect. Let's Get Free gives an insider’s view of the lock-’em-up culture that makes every American worse off. We’ve reached the tipping point—so many people are in prison, especially for nonviolent drug offenses, that incarceration now causes more crime than it prevents. Butler offers innovative methods for citizens to resist complicity and stand up for their rights. He introduces the concept of jury nullification—voting “not guilty” on principle—as a powerful way to protest unfair laws. Butler’s groundbreaking “hip hop theory of justice” reveals a profound analysis of crime and punishment found in popular culture. Let’s Get Free offers a positive new vision of justice and legal reform. A former federal prosecutor, Paul Butler provides legal commentary for CNN, NPR, and the Fox News Network. He has been featured on 60 Minutes and profiled in the Washington Post. He has written for the Post, the Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times and is a law professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public.
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Ali Sethi (June 14 at 4:00pm)
Ali Sethi reads from The Wish Maker.
Just 24 years old, Pakistani Ali Sethi has emerged as a prominent spokesman in the US on his native county's current civil strife and has the international literary world abuzz with his first novel, The Wish Maker. On Sunday, June 14 at 4 pm A Cappella Books in Little 5 Points presents Sethi as he reads ... (more)from his debut book in Opal Gallery. Opal Gallery is adjacent to the bookstore, at 484 Moreland Ave. NE. A discussion and book signing follow the reading. Sethi has written about his native country in The Nation and had a recent op-ed piece on Pakistan in The New York Times. He also discussed the current unrest in his homeland on NPR's Morning Edition. Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, has written that "The Wish Maker, in Ali Sethi's mature and sure-handed prose, is an engaging family saga, an absorbing coming-of-age story, and an illuminating look at one of the world's most turbulent regions. Ali Sethi steadfastly resists the usual clichés about both Islam and his native country. Instead, he offers a nuanced, often humorous, and always novel look at life in modern Pakistan." A recent Harvard graduate, Sethi studied under such eminent writers as Zadie Smith, who published her own remarkable debut at the same age as her protegee, and James Wood. In The Wish Maker, Sethi evokes Pakistan in the era of Benazir Bhutto. As rising extremism in the region places Pakistan more glaringly in the eye of global media, Sethi's book--whose publication date is June 11--and his local appearance are particularly timely. This event is free and open to the public.
Event location: Opal Gallery (adjacent to the bookstore), 484 Moreland Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307, United States
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Celebrate Juneteenth with the Words of Langston Hughes (June 19 at 7:00pm)
Reed Dorty, works of Langston Hughes.
Celebrate Juneteenth (Emancipation Day), June 19 at 7 p.m. in Opal Gallery, adjacent to A Cappella, with Atlanta performer and New Orleans native Reed Dorty as he shares some of the greatest poetry of the African American experience. Dorty has been channeling voices from the Harlem Renaissance for Atlanta ... (more)audiences since relocating here after Hurricane Katrina. He first fell under the spell of poetry as a guard at Angola Penitentiary. His Juneteenth recitation will feature the works of Langston Hughes. A Cappella will have a number of Hughes volumes on sale for the evening. The event is family-friendly and free, but Mr. Dorty--citing the words of Langston Hughes ("I wish the rent was heaven sent")--accepts donations for his performance.
Event location: Opal Gallery (adjacent to the bookstore), 484 Moreland Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307, United States
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Richard Doster (July 6 at 7:00pm)
Richard Doster reads from Crossing the Lines.
Fictional Journalist Covers Civil Rights Era Local Author's Second Novel Focuses on Desegregation Last year, local author Richard Doster debuted his first novel, Safe at Home, at A Cappella. That book was the story of a Mississipi sportswriter, Jack Hall, covering the integration of his hometown's minor ... (more)league baseball team. In his follow-up, Crossing the Lines, Hall moves to Atlanta and finds himself on the beat of an even more profound racially-charged story: the birth of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Doster returns to Little Five to share his latest--featuring Ralph McGill, Martin Luther King and other historical figures--on Monday, July 6 at 7 p.m. at Opal Gallery, adjacent to A Cappella Books. A book signing follows back at the store.
Event location: The Opal Gallery, 484 B-2 Moreland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
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Murray Browne (July 8 at 7:00pm)
Murray Browne discusses The Book Shopper.
The Book Shopper: Atlantan's Approach to Reading is Habit Forming Atlanta writer Murray Browne's life revolves around his unique response to books. His debut book, The Book Shopper, is a spirited and witty guide to the world of disheveled used bookstores and dusty basements where shelves sag under the ... (more)burden of so many books. In the limitless sea of books, here's one that will make you laugh as it helps you find your way to titles and authors you'll really want to read. On Wednesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. Browne shares his reflections on reading, writing and otherwise relating to our shared obsession. The reading and discussion take place in Opal Gallery, adjacent to A Cappella Books. A book signing will follow back in the store. Browne also blogs about books at http://thebookshopper.typepad.com/
Event location: The Opal Gallery, 484 B-2 Moreland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
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Howard Dean (July 10 at 3:00pm)
Howard Dean discusses Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform.
Dr. Dean's Health Care Remedy Former Governor, Head of DNC at Manuel's Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is also a physician. In his new book, Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform, the political strategist widely credited ... (more)with revitalizing the Democratic Party brings his perspective as a doctor to bear on what needs to be done to reform health care in America. Dean will be in Atlanta to discuss his book on Friday, July 10 at 3 p.m. The discussion takes place at Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave. NE. A book signing follows Dean's talk, with copies for sale on-site, courtesy of A Cappella Books. Dean lays out his thoughts on what needs to be done to successfully reform health care in America. First, he writes, all Americans need a choice between public and private coverage, that we all need an option like Medicare. "America has had 'socialized' medicine since 1964," says Dean. "It's called Medicare; it covers every American over 65, and they are very happy with the program. The rest of America deserves a similar option." In this passionate and persuasive guide to overcoming today's health care crisis, Dean writes in plain language about President Obama's health care plan, the solutions other nations have found for serving the health care needs of their citizens and how health care reform will be good for American businesses. He also identifies the powerful interests standing in the way of reform and their reasons.
Event location: Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, (404) 525-3447
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Brian Ray (July 13 at 7:00pm)
Brian Ray reads from Through a Pale Door.
Prize-Winning Native Son Debuts in Little Five Brian Ray, a Marietta native, is the winner of the inaugural South Carolina First Novel Prize, for his fiction debut Through a Pale Door, judged by Los Angeles novelist (and A Cappella favorite) Percival Everett. Ray returns to his home state to read ... (more)from and discuss his novel on Monday, July 13 at 7 p.m. at Opal Gallery, adjacent to A Cappella. A book signing will follow back in the store. Currently, the 26-year-old teaches writing at UNC-Greensboro while pursuing a Ph.D. in English, but he found the inspiration for his novel of first love and coming of age while working a summer job at a steel mill in Columbia, S.C. The novel centers on Sarah West, an artistically gifted young woman struggling with her mother's mental illness. She meets Edgewood working her temporary job in a steel mill. Though some might simply call him a vandal, Edgewood, who lives in an abandoned jail, is an artist himself. Amid their chaotic lives, the two fall in love even as they face uncertain futures. Atlanta Magazine's Teresa Weaver calls the book "mesmerizing" and says the "story is so gently told, in a setting so beautifully grim, it's easy to forget this is a debut novel."
Event location: The Opal Gallery, 484 B-2 Moreland Avenue, N.E., Altanta Georgia 30307
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Michael Gray (October 9 at 6:30pm)
Michael Gray discusses Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell.
"A superb meditation on a rare American figure, one who grows more mysterious and iconic the more Gray reveals of his facts and context; a brilliant exhibition of how musical study becomes cultural study; and an elegant and passionate book that expands until its subjects seems to be time and memory themselves." ... (more)– Jonathan Lethem Visit the author's blog [http://handmemytravelinshoes.blogspot...] for more information on the book. If you cannot attend the reading, but would like a signed copy of Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell, you may reserve it by visiting A Cappella's event page [http://www.acappellabooks.com/ev_gray...].
Event location: Decatur CD, 356 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030
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A Weekend of 20 Authors! (December 5 at 12:00pm)
Laurel Snyder discusses Crossing to Safety.; Marc Fitten discusses Tropic of Cancer.; Pearl McHaney discusses Golden Apples.; Jack Riggs discusses Rabbit Run.; Hollis Gillespie discusses Book of Common Prayer.; Charles McNair discusses The Book Thief.; Richard Doster discusses Mystery Manners.; William Jelani Cobb discusses Piecework.; Jessica Handler discusses Boys of My Youth.; N. Frank Daniels discusses Cultural Amnesia.
********REVISED LINE-UP********As we've been telling you for a while now, A Cappella turns 20 years old this December 1, and we continue to celebrate with a 20% off sale on EVERY USED BOOK IN THE STORE. Now,we're thrilled to announce that on the first weekend of December, we're going to really ... (more)celebrate with A WEEKEND OF 20 AUTHORS. On December 5 and 6, from 12-5pm, we will present two authors each hour in Opal Gallery talking not just about their own books, but about a favorite book of theirs, by someone else. For instance, Marc Fitten, whose debut novel Valeria's Last Stand has been an international bestseller and has received rave reviews here, will talk about the book that made him want to be a writer, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Bestselling and award-winning author Joshilyn Jackson will share the work of the under-appreciated author Frank Turner Hollon. The outrageous Hollis Gillespie will speak on her admiration for the cool and controlled writing of Joan Didion in Book of Common Prayer. Spelman professor and author Jelani Cobb, whose work has focused on the Civil Rights Era and Hip Hop culture, will read from Pete Hamill's Piecework. It's going to be the most interesting weekend we've had in 20 years. In addition to 20 great authors whom we've gotten to know through the years, we'll be entertained by some of Atlanta's most enduring musical artists, who have also played a role in A Cappella's history: Slim Chance, Mudcat, Caroline Herring and Bill Taft of Hubcap City, to name a few. Read the Access Atlanta article about this event and our anniversary at http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/20...
Event location: The Opal Gallery, 484 B-2 Moreland Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30307
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A Weekend of 20 Authors! (December 6 at 12:00pm)
Susan White discusses Supper of the Lamb.; Alan Deutschman discusses Portnoy's Complaint.; Jay Hakes discusses Hot, Flat and Crowded.; Hank Klibanoff discusses Fahrenheit 451.; Rebecca Burns discusses Stif.; Rodger Brown discusses Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.; Andrew Dietz discusses Into The Wild.; Amanda Gable discusses A Gentle Madness.; Jeffrey Stepakoff discusses The Road.; Joe Crespino discusses Parting the Waters.; Joshilyn Jackson discusses The Wait.
As we've been telling you for a while now, A Cappella turns 20 years old this December 1, and we continue to celebrate with a 20% off sale on EVERY USED BOOK IN THE STORE. Now,we're thrilled to announce that on the first weekend of December, we're going to really celebrate with A WEEKEND OF 20 AUTHORS. ... (more)On December 5 and 6, from 12-5pm, we will present two authors each hour in Opal Gallery talking not just about their own books, but about a favorite book of theirs, by someone else. For instance, Marc Fitten, whose debut novel Valeria's Last Stand has been an international bestseller and has received rave reviews here, will talk about the book that made him want to be a writer, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Bestselling and award-winning author Joshilyn Jackson will share the work of the under-appreciated author Frank Turner Hollon. The outrageous Hollis Gillespie will speak on her admiration for the cool and controlled writing of Joan Didion in Book of Common Prayer. Spelman professor and author Jelani Cobb, whose work has focused on the Civil Rights Era and Hip Hop culture, will read from Pete Hamill's Piecework. It's going to be the most interesting weekend we've had in 20 years. In addition to 20 great authors whom we've gotten to know through the years, we'll be entertained by some of Atlanta's most enduring musical artists, who have also played a role in A Cappella's history: Slim Chance, Mudcat, Caroline Herring and Bill Taft of Hubcap City, to name a few. Read the Access Atlanta article about this event and our anniversary at http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/20...
Event location: The Opal Gallery, 484 B-2 Moreland Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30307
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Interested: jasbro Added by jasbro.
New Books from Rick Bragg & Sonny Brewer (December 11 at 7:15pm)
Rick Bragg reads from The Most They Ever Had.; Sonny Brewer reads from The Widow and the Tree.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Bragg (All Over But the Shoutin', Ava's Man) has a wonderful new book, The Most They Ever Had, a powerfully affecting story of a mill community in Alabama and the hardscrabble lives of the people who worked there. Sonny Brewer (The Poet of Tolstoy Park) ... (more)has a terrific new novel, The Widow and the Tree, an Alabama tale of dark deeds based on a true story.
Event location: Georgia Perimeter College, Marvin C. Cole Auditorium, 551 North Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021
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