Decatur Book Festival (Decatur, Georgia)

Chris will moderate the panel “The American Dream: Three Novels” at this year’s Decatur Book Festival. On the panel are Jason Allen, author of The East End; Tim Murphy, author of Correspondents; and Snowden Wright, author of American Pop.

From the Decatur Book Festival’s website:

There are many “American” stories. Snowden Wright’s American Pop is an epic saga that moves from Mississippi to Paris to New York and back again, following the family, ambition, passion, and tragedy that brings to life one unforgettable Southern dynasty—the Forsters, founders of the world’s first major soft-drink company—against the backdrop of more than a century of American cultural history. Jason Allen’s The East End is an atmospheric debut novel of family secrets and scandal, of love and heartbreak, of working class struggle versus the privileges of the super wealthy, all set in the Hamptons, a place whose incredible beauty means both pleasure and pain. And Tim Murphy’s The Correspondents is an enthralling and fast-moving epic of two families—one from New England, the other from the Middle East—and a haunting portrait of the best and worst sides of America. Join these three authors as they discuss the role of America in the dreams of their characters.