Conferences & Other Events

In partnership with the Flint River Regional Library System, UGA Griffin welcomes two-time Oprah’s Book Club selectee Tayari Jones in conversation with acclaimed author Dolen Perkins-Valdez! A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage, Tayari Jones was just named a 2026 Oprah’s Book Club Selection! She has written an unforgettable…

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…