Today, Dougherty County Public Library announced the launch of a new program offering. Virtual Author Talks will feature a mixture of New York Times Best Selling Authors and Pulitzer Prize-winning historians. With at least one event offered this month and two in the month of August, each event will include the opportunity for participants to ask the featured author questions after the virtual presentations.
Launching the series officially on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 12 Noon, the first featured author will be New York Times Best Selling author David Allen and his book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. As one of the world’s most influential thinkers on personal productivity, Allen’s 35 years of experience as a management consultant and executive coach has earned his worldwide and Forbes’ recognition as one of the top five executive coaches in the United States.
On August 3, 2022, at 2 p.m., explore an invigorating discourse of scholarship and cultural history with Dr. Marcia Chatelain as she discusses her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. A highly accomplished professor and scholar of African American life and culture, Chatelain is a frequent public speaker with expertise in food justice, race and ethnicity, and Urban Policy, consulting for many media outlets, including The Atlantic, C-SPAN, MSNBC, CNN, and BBC America.
A third series will be held on August 9, 2022, at 9 p.m. featuring New York Times Bestselling author, Liz Moore, as she discusses her international bestseller, Long Bright River, and other works. Set in Philadelphia, Moore’s home for over a decade, the novel traces the story of two sisters estranged from each other, but bonded by their choices. Exposing a very human face on the effect that addiction can have on generations of families and communities, Moore spins a story that is both graphically honest, dignified, and draws on deeply personal volunteer work.
All three books are available for checkout at Dougherty County Public Library. In order to attend any of these Virtual Author Tours, participants are required to register at libraryc.org/docolib.
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