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Paste and Wordsmiths Books unite for Amanda Petrusich, Georgia Fireflies and free beer

This Saturday, Nov. 22, Paste senior contributing editor Amanda Petrusich will make the trip from Brooklyn to Atlanta to read from and discuss her new book It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for The Next American Music, at Decatur's own Wordsmiths Books. And we can think of no better way to celebrate her cross-genre hybrid-- equal parts memoir, travelogue, music history, and music criticism-- than with some free beer and Americana jams....  read more

Local folks' picks for best of Decatur Book Festival

One of the crown jewels of Paste's hometown, the 2008 Decatur Book Festival, kicks off this afternoon. And, like any self-respecting lovers of beer, corn dogs, funnel cakes, live music, late-summer community gatherings-- and, oh yeah, books-- we're pretty excited about it. If you haven't looked at the schedule yet, do so-- but sit down first, 'cause it's a doozy. As you're plotting out your weekend, make time to swing by the Paste tent, where we'll be offering our Pay What You Want subscription offer to festival-goers. We're also co-sponsoring the closing night festivities, a live performance on Decatur Square...  read more