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Release:
2014
AJC Decatur Book Festival draws a record 90,000 people
to
downtown Decatur over Labor Day weekend
September 4, 2014 (Atlanta) — An estimated 90,000 book lovers
poured into downtown Decatur over Labor Day weekend for the 2014 AJC Decatur
Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical (AJC DBF), the ninth installment of
the largest independent book festival in the country.
More
than 600 authors packed 19 different stages, families enjoyed two children’s
parades, and festivalgoers were treated to yet another fantastic art|DBF arts
and culture showcase. The festival kicked off on Friday night with a sold-out Keynote
Address by famed literary icon Joyce Carol Oates.
AJC DBF
Programming Director, Philip Rafshoon, was thrilled with the outcome of this
year’s festival.
“It
was another record-setting year for the Decatur Book Festival, and our hundreds
of events went off without a hitch,” said Rafshoon. “From our Keynote and
Kidnote addresses on Friday, until the last book was signed on
Sunday night, we had larger crowds than ever before and a solid, quality lineup
across the entire literary spectrum.”
AJC DBF
Executive Director and co-founder, Daren Wang, said he continues to be amazed
by the growing success of the festival each year.
“Every
year the AJC DBF tries to outdo and redefine itself. This year our author
lineup was phenomenal and we brought in new types of programming with art|DBF,
the Decatur Makers Tent, and our outdoor cooking stage,” said Wang. “The
audiences were larger, more diverse, and even more engaged. It was easily the
best DBF so far, but you ain't seen nothing yet.”
The Atlanta
Journal–Constitution Decatur Book Festival presented by DeKalb Medical (AJC
DBF)
is the largest independent book festival in the country, and the fourth largest
overall. Over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29-31), tens of thousands from metro
Atlanta and beyond will share the historic downtown Decatur Square with
world–class authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, and booksellers for a
weekend filled with literature, music, food, and fun. For more information,
visit www.DecaturBookFestival.com, “like” Decatur
Book Festival on Facebook, or follow @DBookFestival on Twitter.