Books

Meet the coolest cat in town, Beato, an adventurous explorer cat who ventures the world in a children’s book series…

As temperatures (hopefully) begin to drop, there is nothing better than getting cozy with a good book. These are a few of my picks for the new season:

Returning this Labor Day weekend for the 14th year, the AJC Decatur Book Festival will host more than 250 authors, poets, historians, scientists and chefs this year.

Older traditions have a way of coming back into style, and one that seems to be resurfacing is at-home book clubs. Here are some tips for hosts:

Whether you spend spring break at home or on the beach, it’s the perfect time to catch up on a good book.

Ruth Reichl had no desire to manage, but found herself as editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. Under her groundbreaking 10-year leadership, the magazine was transformed into a cutting-edge publication during pivotal changes in the food world.

With access to internal Supreme Court records and interviews with Sandra Day O’Connor, as well as many of her clerks, friends and family, author Evan Thomas crafted an in-depth look at America’s first female Supreme Court justice.

In the new book “Below The Line,” journalist Meredith Jordan takes an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the making of a major motion picture. Unbeknownst to cast and crew, she embedded herself in the Atlanta filming of the Hollywood production “Last Vegas,” a comedy starring Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen.

The temperatures have dropped, nights are long and there’s no better feeling than snuggling up with a hot drink and a good book.

Charlotte-based Chef Bruce Moffett, owner of Moffett Restaurant Group, is releasing his first cookbook, “Bruce Moffett Cooks: A New England Chef in a New South Kitchen.”

From sifting through hundreds of titles to finding age-appropriate stories, encouraging your child to read can be tough. To help, Amazon has launched Prime Book Box, a subscription book program to encourage the love of reading with books delivered every one, two or three months.

You’re at the age where you start thinking more realistically when it comes to answering the “what do you want for Christmas?” question. Instead of saying “I don’t know,” say you’re looking to read more in 2019, and provide a list of titles that you’ve been eyeing for months. Whether you prefer reading a hardback, e-version or audiobook, adding reading to your daily routine is a great habit to form in 2019.

My motorcycle-enthusiast friends, Nancy Gerloff and Mark Augustyn, were looking for books to read to their daughter while encouraging a budding interest in motorcycles. Unable to find a fix, they wrote “The Adventures of Mimi and Moto: The Motorcycle Monkeys,” a guide to motorcycles ages 1 and up and early readers.

Fall into a great read and hear from the authors themselves during the 27th edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA. Over the course of the event, literature lovers will have the chance to see more than 45 authors, celebrities and influencers.

Women have been talking amongst ourselves for years about the obstacles we face in our careers. That’s a major reason the #MeToo movement has exploded. Not every woman has been sexually assaulted at work – but every woman knows how it feels to be marginalized, ignored and disrespected.

It is often said in the world of management: “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders should be readers.”

No matter where you’re spending the summer, we’ve got a list of the best books to transport you into a new world:

Acclaimed author and Great Floridian Zora Neale Hurston is best known for her fiction works, but she was also a skilled anthropologist who was one of the first in her field to record and study African-American folklore. She documented the accounts of the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade in 1931.

We can eat local and shop local. Now, we can even read local, too, thanks to Hometown Reads.

The soon-to-be-launched book by bestselling author John David Mann (“The Go-Giver”), “The Recipe,” is set to be another masterpiece of charming storytelling and profound wisdom.

The 2016 election left many people who are concerned about the environment fearful that progress on climate change would come screeching to a halt. In “Climate of Hope,” Mike Bloomberg and I share our experiences from government, business and advocacy to offer an optimistic look at the challenge of climate change, the solutions we believe hold the greatest promise, and the practical steps necessary to achieve them.