Suzanne Van Atten is a journalist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, specializing in writing about books, authors, and the arts. With a focus on showcasing local talent and exploring literary trends, Suzanne's articles provide readers with recommendations, insights, and interviews related to the world of literature and culture.
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Suzanne Van Atten's coverage predominantly focuses on book reviews, literary events, and author spotlights with an emphasis on house & home and entertainment. If you're looking to pitch her a story or source, consider offering new and noteworthy books, particularly those related to the Southern region of the United States. Also consider providing insights into authors' backgrounds or writing processes.
Given Suzanne's focus on seasonal content, it may be beneficial to provide information about upcoming literary events or recommendations for specific times of year.
It’s important to keep in mind that Suzanne does not have a specific geographic focus but she has a particular interest in Southern books which can be considered when pitching relevant stories.
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By: Suzanne Van Atten
Decatur Book Festivals returns Oct. 4-5.
By: Suzanne Van Atten
Joyce Carol Oates headlines Decatur Book Festival first weekend of October.
By: Suzanne Van Atten
Memoir reveals fascinating backstory of drag queen Charlie Brown.
By: Suzanne Van Atten
A white woman in the North Georgia mountains writing about racial injustice was a rare thing in the 1940s. That’s why Lillian Smith is having something of a renaissance right now.
By: Suzanne Van Atten
Book Festival of the MJCCA features star-studded lineup.
By: Suzanne Van Atten
Many a writer dreams of blindly submitting their work to The New Yorker and getting it plucked from the slush pile for publication. But if you don’t have a connection or a literary agent to advocate for you, does it ever really happen?
By: Suzanne Van Atten
4 nonfiction books for your fall reading list
By: Suzanne Van Atten
By Suzanne Van Atten – For the AJC There have been a number of really good books written about R.E.M. and the wildly creative Athens music scene of the 1980s and ‘90s.
By: Suzanne Van Atten
Like many middle-class white kids who grew up in the suburban South in the ‘60s, my family employed a Black housekeeper, although “maid” was the word we used back then. Her name was Mae, and one summer she accompanied us to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for our annual vacation.
By: Suzanne Van Atten
When she opened Brave + Kind Book Store in Decatur in 2018, Bunnie Hilliard dreamed of launching an event that would foster community among Atlanta’s small, independent bookstores “in lieu of competition.”
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