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Return of the King: The Rebirth of Muhammad Ali and the Rise of Atlanta Return of the King tells the story of Muhammad Ali’s return to the ring in 1970, after a more than three-year suspension for refusing his draft notice as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. With Ali’s career still in doubt, he…

Deserter Declarations Deserter Declarations are firsthand accounts of North Carolinian Confederate deserters and their motivations for deserting. It explores nearly two hundred letters from Confederate deserters to Governor Zebulon B. Vance from 1861 to 1865. It shares the voices of deserters or friends and family petitioning on their behalf. Browning helps us understand who deserters…

In partnership with The Flint River Regional Library System, the UGA Griffin Campus Author Entertainment Series is proud to welcome Author Tayari Jones, as she presents her new book KIN — A Novel. A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage, Tayari Jones was just named a 2026 Oprah’s Book…

Christmas With The Wise Men “Fun” is Dr. Buffington’s middle name. Interesting, relatable, engaging, insightful and entertaining are all adjectives that describe this author. From academic works to his latest book, Christmas With The Wise Men, Dr. Buffington truly covers the gambit.  In this sequel to Christmas in Angel Land, the ‘little professor’ is at…

Sing Down the Moon Sixteen-year-old Leontyne Skye longs to escape Good Hope, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia—and the cursed birthright that binds her to it. For generations, the women of the Skye line have tended Damascus, an ancient fig tree whose siren song lures the dead across the river. The figs it…