Books with Daren Wang: Tragedy, Comedy and Discovery

The AJC-Decatur Book Festival‘s Daren Wang drops by to fill us on the week’s book events.

Brent Hendricks reads from his memoir A Long Day at the End of the World, about his family’s personal ties to the horrific 2002 Tri-State Crematory incident. The Carter Library hosts this reading, Tuesday at 7 pm.

Patti Callahan Henry’s new novel And Then I Found You is a story of tightly-held secrets and self-discovery. She reads at Piedmont Estate and Gardens Sunday at 6 pm.

Comedian Demetri Martin reads from his second book, Point Your Face at This, at Eagle Eye Bookshop Wednesday at 4 pm.

broadcast version of story that aired April 1, 2013 on City Cafe