News & Events
Upcoming Appearances
Past Appearances
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | 11:15 a.m.
Decatur Book Festival
City of Decatur Stage 2, Swanton Amphitheatre, Marriott Courtyard Hotel
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 2:00 p.m.
Washington Memorial Library Book Talk and Signing
Macon, GA
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 10 a.m. Signing | 11 a.m. TALK
Middle Georgia State University (MGA) Center for Middle Georgia Studies and Middle Georgia Regional Library
First Floor, Macon Campus Library, Macon, GA
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Friday, August 2, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
2024 Black Writers Weekend
Riverside EpiCenter, Austell, GA
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Saturday, June 29, 2024 | 5:00–8:00 p.m.
Connect Savannah Reception, Presentation, and Book Signing
Hyatt Regency Savannah, River Lounge
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
Book Talk and Signing
Peachtree City Library, Floy Farr Room
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Saturday, June 15, 2024
Keynote Speaker
Dalton Whitfield NAACP Juneteenth Gala
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Book Talk
Georgia College and State University, COAS Auditorium
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Presentation and Book Signing
The Learning Center Savannah
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 6:30 p.m.
Virtual Presentation
Beloved Naturalist Class
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.
Reading and Book Signing, Arabia Alliance
Lithonia Woman’s Club
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.
Presentation and Book Signing
Atlanta History Center, McElreath Hall
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | 6:30 p.m.
Presentation and Book Signing
University of Georgia, Griffin Campus
Stuckey Conference Center
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Presentation and Book Signing
Dekalb Library Foundation and DeKalb History Center Present “Hops at the History Center”
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Presentation and Book Signing, Athens Historical Society
Athens-Clarke County Library
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Presentation and Book Signing
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus
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Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.
Black History Month Celebration
First African Baptist Church Savannah
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Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 10:20 a.m.
Savannah Book Festival
Trinity United Methodist Church, Historic Downtown Savannah
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 1:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker, Oglethorpe Day
Oglethorpe University
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Friday, February 9, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Lunch and Learn Speaker
Georgia Archives
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 | 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker, Youth and Young Adult Week
Holsey Temple CME Church
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Friday, January 26, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians Luncheon
Georgia Aquarium
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Monday, January 15, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.
Grand Marshal, DeKalb NAACP Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade
Chapel Hill Middle School
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News
The Guardian | October 6, 2024
“The Road to a Slave-Free Georgia: The Little-Known History of State Founder James Oglethorpe”
Photo of Keith Pepper, owner and publisher of Rough Draft Atlanta, moderating a discussion between authors Michael L. Thurmond and Paul M. Pressly at the Decatur Book Festival on October 5, 2024. Photo courtesy of Decatur Book Festival