We are here to hear from Sally Thompson and joseph beck. If you buy their books at the selling area, the festival will receive a part of the proceeds. And remember while the festival does have some sources of income, the main source of income is donations from you. And they try and make it very easy for you to donate, you can donate on the festival website or facebook page, you can use the festival app or if youre oldfashion you can do it in person as the Festival Headquarters here. Our first author who will be speaking is Joseph Madison beck. Hes an attorney in atlanta, a Harvard University grad, he focuses on intellectual property litigation, particularly copy right and consumer products. Hes also a immediator and a winner of too many awards for me to mention here. He also teaches at Emery University school of law. Mr. Beck will be speaking about my father and Atticus Finch. Thank you for coming. How many of you read or saw the movie to kill a mockingbird. Thats what i thought. A phe
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Welcome to the southern festival of books. My name is andy bennett, im your session host for today. We are here to hear from Sally Thompson and joseph beck. If you buy their books at the selling area, the festival will receive a part of the proceeds. And remember while the festival does have some sources of income, the main source of income is donations from you. And they try and make it very easy for you to donate, you can donate on the festival website or facebook page, you can use the festival app or if youre oldfashion you can do it in person as the Festival Headquarters here. Our first author who will be speaking is Joseph Madison beck. Hes an attorney in atlanta, a Harvard University grad, he focuses on intellectual property litigation, particularly copy right and consumer products. Hes also a immediator and a winner of too many awards for me to mention here. He also teaches at Emery University school of law. Mr. Beck will be speaking abo
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