A Cappella Books has managed to keep its doors open in Little 5 Points since 1989. We have seen a lot of other folks come and go. Below are links to a some of our kindred spirits who are still putting out quality food, music, literature, art and everything else that keeps the quality of life around these parts on par with the world's finest cities.

Food
Aurora Coffee, simply put is the best cup of coffee that the city of Atlanta has to offer, and it's just a few doors down the way from A Cappella Books.

Babette's Cafe is a unique mix of farmhouse and bistro, warmly lit and friendly. It is nestled between Atlanta's Inman Park and Poncey Highlands neighborhoods and offers lovely views of Freedom Parkway from its glorious back deck.

Sotto Sotto “How could Atlanta hide this success? Address in hand, most drive by this Inman Park neighbor before landing on it. True Italian fare, good service, and young energy reward your search.” – Southern Living.

Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery is a small, family farm situated on 180 acres in the heart of the Frogtown District in historic Lumpkin County, Georgia. The farm's name was inspired by the property's spectacular view of Lumpkin County's Three Sisters Mountains.

Wisteria "...has blossomed into what every neighborhood restaurant dreams of becoming: a destination. Sure, Inman Park residents still feel it's their own, but truth be told chef Jason Hill's funky take on contemporary Southern is a real draw...The wine list is friendly and reasonable; the atmosphere a comforting mix of Pottery Barn meets warehouse chic...big ol' plates that aim to please, and usually do." Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Music
Peter Case: After disbanding the Los Angeles new wave/power pop group the Plimsouls, Case launched a career as an important American singer/songwriter specializing in the flat-pick guitar style and semi-autobiographical stories of drifters delivered in a narrative style.
-- All Music.com Case is the author of As Far As You Can Get Without A Passport.

Criminal Records is a full service compact disc, comic book, toy, magazine and DVD shop located in the Little Five Points.

Decatur CD On the Decatur CD blog the store's staff and regulars talk about music, sales, in-store performances and best sellers in Decatur's premiere music shop.

Georgia Music Magazine is a quarterly publication focused on music entertainment in Georgia. The magazine includes profiles of the state’s hitmakers, independent artists, pioneers, colorful characters related to music, industry figures, l&marks, festivals, events, venues, & history.

Ponce de Leon Records is an Atlanta-based independent record label run by music journalist Chad Radford. The label’s interests lie primarily in creating a forum for experimental and avant-garde music that’s rooted in, but not limited to the Southeastern United States.

Bernadette Seacrest: "With an approach that's sassy, sexy and a little sinister, Seacrest conjures a timeless noir world with her voice, inhabiting songs obsessed with shame, lust, anger, fear, booze, murder and betrayal. Coming from her, it all sounds like something worth trying." -- Mel Minter, Crosswinds Weekly

The Variety Playhouse is an intimate theatre and nightclub located in Atlanta's Little Five Points district, that present live concerts featuring top national acts representing indie rock, jazz, folk, world music and much more.

Wax-n-Facts: Voted Best Record store in Atlanta by Creative Loafing year after year. Wax-n-Facts caries loads of new and used records, CDs, and yes, even some cassettes...

Art
ART PAPERS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the examination, development and definition of art and culture in the world today. Its mission is to provide an independent and accessible forum for the exchange of perspectives on the role of contemporary art as a socially relevant and engaged discourse.

Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery Established in 1998, Eyedrum is a non-profit organization developing an interdisciplinary approach to the arts by incorporating a wide range of contemporary art, music and new media in its gallery space.

New Street Gallery / Recordings is a contemporary art gallery and live music venue for emerging and independent artists, including Juju B. solomon, Ocha la Rocha and Isia Cooper.

The Opal Gallery Located next door to A Cappella Books and host to A Cappella's author events, readings and musical performances, The Opal Gallery is curated by a collective of artists who are passionate about creating a meeting place for the arts and bringing a broader contemporary discourse to photography and film-based media. Through exhibitions and events, The Opal Gallery is a platform for regional, national and international emerging and mid-career artists to develop and present their work. The Opal Gallery is dedicated to fostering a community in Atlanta that values art that is contemporary and purposeful.

Literature

The Chattahoochee Review is a nationally recognized literary magazine sponsored by Georgia Perimeter College. The quarterly magazine’s purpose, a tradition begun twenty-seven years ago, is to publish original writing of literary merit, which includes: creative writing, essays, fiction, literary criticisms; everything you’ve come to expect from Atlanta's oldest literary magazine.

Karen Abbott: Georgia-based Author Karen Abbott's website.

Creative Loafing: Atlanta's weekly arts & entertainment newspaper.

Creative Loafing's Fiction Contest: Scratch your itch to write creative fiction by submitting to Creative Loafing's Seventh Annual Fiction Contest.

Diversions: Annual Poetry Competition is open to new and emerging Canadian, American and International poets with cash prizes valued at more than $700 (1st place $350; 2nd place $225; 3rd place $150). Selected poets will also be published on-line at www.poetrycompetition.ca and in a possible anthology. Deadline for submissions is November 30, 2007. Winners will be announced on January 15, 2008.

Five Points is a literary journal dedicated to publishing quality fiction, poetry, essays, photographs, artwork, and interviews. We place no limitations on style or content.

The Georgia Center for the Book is the state affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Center's mission is the support of libraries, literacy and literature, particularly Georgia's rich literary heritage. There are Centers in each of the 50 states; the Georgia Center was chartered in early 1998 with the DeKalb County Public Library serving as the host site.

Hollis Gillespie's Shocking Real-Life Writing Seminars! Special Offer for A Capella customers: 10% REBATE PLUS unlimited inappropriate conversation (and ping pong)!

At the Shocking Real-Life Academy, we aim for results. Since January, three Shocking Real-Life Academy students have landed their first book deals, three have landed literary agent representation, and one has landed an assignment from one of the nation's largest magazines -- all of them with little-to-no publishing experience! YOU'RE NEXT! Publish your first book! Take this one-day workshop with Hollis Gillespie, Creative Loafing's own award-winning columnist, Tonight Show guest, author and NPR commentator! Each seminar includes course work, specific literary agent information, ping pong, champagne, inappropriate conversation and other basic essentials for unlocking buried memories and publishing your first book.

Paul Hemphill: The greatest influence on Hemphill's life was the minor-league baseball manager who released him one week into spring training, forcing him to college. A teacher at Auburn said he had a way with words, which led to teaching himself how to write, which led to various sportswriting jobs, which lead to a daily general column in The Atlanta Journal, which led to a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. There he wrote his first book, The Nashville Sound, and he's been writing them ever since.

Heritage Bookshop specializes in fine copies of rare books and first editions. The store maintains one of the finest inventories of rare books and manuscripts in the world.

Party Out of Bounds: The B-52's, R.e.m., And The Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia (Paperback) "Hey folks. Yes, this is a facsimile of the original edition from 1991, except this one has a great new cover that's much more like what I wanted for the first edition. Got a new intro, too.
-- Rodger Lyle Brown

Poetry at Tech brings the finest names in poetry to Atlanta from within Georgia, all over the United States, and abroad, reaching well beyond the traditional notion of what a poem is and well beyond the expected audience for poetry.

Verb: An Audioquarterly's unique format (a magazine on audio CD) is only one of the reasons this innovative publication has become one of the most talked about literary journals on the scene today. Named one of the best magazines of the year by Library Journal, Verb offers new fiction, poetry, and music in fresh ways and often blurs the lines among them.

Hotels
The Highland Inn: Nestled in the heart of the two hippest neighborhoods in the city, Virginia Highlands and Little Five Points, Atlanta's Historic The Highland Inn, welcomes the budget-minded traveler who is seeking comfortable accommodations within walking distance to restaurants, nightlife, galleries, theaters and more.

Stage
Horizon Theater is a dynamic leader in the production and development of professional contemporary theatre in the Southeast.

Seven Stages is a professional, non-profit theatre company devoted to engaging artists and audiences by focusing on the social, political, and spiritual values of contemporary culture. 7 Stages gives primary emphasis to international work and the support and development of new plays, new playwrights, and new methods of collaboration.

For A Cause
Carter Center is located in a 35-acre park approximately two miles east of downtown Atlanta. The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, which is adjacent to the Center, is owned and operated by the National Archives and Records Administration of the federal government.

Hands on Atlanta is a non-profit organization that helps individuals, families and corporate and community groups find flexible volunteer opportunities at more than 400 service organizations and schools. Hands On Atlanta volunteers, now 37,000 strong, are at work every day of the year building community and meeting critical needs in schools, parks, senior homes, food banks, pet shelters, low-income neighborhoods and more.

King Memorial Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, The King Center is the official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of America’s greatest nonviolent movement for justice, equality and peace.