BOOK REVIEW
Past presidents of the Atlanta Bar
Association collected on March
20, 2018 at the Capital City Club
for their annual gathering of fel-
lowship and exchange.
Those in attendance, seated in
the first row left to right: James
D. Blitch IV (2016-17), Elizabeth A.
Price (2005-06), Shayna Steinfeld
(2008-09), Jacquelyn H. Saylor
(2014-15), Executive Director Terri
Bryant, Benjamin L. Weinberg
(1969-70), W. Stell Huie (1968-69),
Michael B. Terry (2010-11), David
H. Gambrell (1965-66), and Judge
T. Jackson Bedford Jr. (1994-95).
E. Franklin Jr. (2015-16), Rich-
ard B. Herzog (2006-07), Judge
E. Clayton Scofield III (1996-97),
Frank B. Strickland (1985-86), C.
Wilson DuBose (1995-96), Wade
H. Watson III (2013-14), William
D. Barwick (1992-93), Lynn M.
Roberson (2012-13), and William
M. Ragland Jr. (2004-05).
Last row left to right: W. Terence
Walsh (1991-92), William H. Sch-
roder Jr. (1978-79), Bryon Attridge
(1971-72), and David N. Schaeffer
(2009-10).
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Second row left to right: Harold
Georgia Center for the Book's
"Books All Georgians Should Read"
Megan T. Hodgkiss
Hodgkiss Consulting
hodgkissconsulting@
gmail.com
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May 2018
Looking for some recommenda-
tions for your summer reading list?
The Atlanta Lawyer has got you
covered. Each year, the Georgia
Center for the Book publishes its
list of “Books All Georgians Should
Read.” The list, which is designed
to highlight and promote Georgia
literature, includes books about
Georgia or by Georgia authors.
The Center solicits recommenda-
tions from the public, librarians,
authors, and publishing houses.
An advisory committee then nar-
rows down the selections. Here is
the Georgia Center for the Book’s
current list 1 :
A Lillian Smith Reader by Lisa Hod-
gens, Editor. Lillian Smith (1897
– 1966) was a writer and forward-
thinking social critic. A Georgia
native, Ms. Smith lived on Old
Screamer Mountain overlooking
Clayton, Georgia. She chronicled
life in the 20th century American
South, writing about racial and
social inequalities. This book is
1 Book descriptions are based on
the author’s website and reviews
by the DeKalb County Public
Library system.