• General David Petraeus, Author of Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

    McElreath Hall, 130 W Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305

    Join the Atlanta History Center for an Author Talk with General David Petraeus, author of Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine. Two leading authoritiesโ€”an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our timeโ€”collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of […]

  • Author of Latinรญsimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America: A Cookbook

    McElreath Hall, 130 W Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305

    Join the Atlanta History Center for an Author talk with culinary expert Sandra A. Gutierrez as she shares her cookbook with more than three hundred everyday dishesโ€”plus countless variationsโ€”that home cooks everywhere will want to replicate. Divided by ingredientโ€”Beans, Corn, Yuca, Quinoa, and almost two dozen moreโ€”and featuring an extensive pantry section that establishes the […]

  • Author Talk by Chloe Melas & Elizabeth Murphy: Luck of the Draw: Memoir by WWII Airman Frank Murphy

    McElreath Hall, 130 W Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305

    Luck of the Drawย is more than a war story. Itโ€™s the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Though Murphy is no longer here to share his […]

  • Author Talk: “Korean American” by Eric Kim with Jean Kim and Kim Severson

    McElreath Hall, 130 W Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305

    New York Timesย staff writer Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barbecue with his family to hybridized Korean-ish meals for one โ€” like Gochujang-Buttered Radish Toast and Caramelized-Kimchi Baked Potatoes โ€” that he makes in his tiny New York […]

  • Book Talk With Eric Kim, Author of ‘Korean American,’ with Jean Kim and Kim Severson

    McElreath Hall, 130 W Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305

    Join the Atlanta History Center for an author talk on "Korean American," a cookbook paying homage to what it means to be Korean American, with delectable recipes that explore how new culinary traditions can be forged to honor both your past and your present. New York Times staff writer Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, […]

  • Author Talk: Sanjena Sathian’s Novel ‘Gold Diggers’

    McElreath Hall, 130 W Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305

    How far would you go for a piece of the American dream? A magical realist coming-of-age story, Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian skewers the model minority myth to tell a hilarious and moving story about immigrant identity, community, and the underside of ambition. A floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil […]

  • Author Talk: Vanessa Riley

    McElreath Hall, 130 W Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305

    A remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true-life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free woman of color who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies. Get Tickets Tickets are $10 for not-yet-members, $5 for members, free for Insiders. Born into slavery […]