Alison Law kicks off ‘Bookmarked’ series with Lois Reitzes on ‘City Lights’

FILE – Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City. In Georgia, school districts have banned books that address certain issues, such as racism and LGBTQ issues. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

We’re thrilled to introduce a new regular series on “City Lights” featuring one of our favorite contributors. Alison Law and Lois Reitzes kick off the “Bookmarked” series by discussing Banned Books Week and one of Atlanta’s preeminent festivals celebrating the freedom of ideas and the power of words, the Decatur Book Festival.

Atlanta-based writer, editor and communications specialist Alison Law runs a content marketing agency in Atlanta. A self-proclaimed book evangelist and unapologetic author ally, she covers the literary beat for publications like “The Bitter Southerner” and WABE’s “City Lights.”

Here are a few of the books that Law and Reitzes discussed during their “Bookmarked” conversation: