Jeremy Redmon in Conversation with Army Reserve Maj. Garrett Cathcart and Dr. Amy Stevens - Tell the Kids I Love Them
Friday, Oct 09, 2026 7:00 PM
Location:
Manuel's Tavern
602 N Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
A Cappella Books is delighted to welcome author Jeremy Redmon to Manuel’s Tavern to discuss his powerful new memoir, “Tell the Kids I Love Them.” The author will appear in conversation with Army Maj. Garrett Cathcart and Dr. Amy Stevens about his memoir, war, military veterans, mental health and resilience.
The event is free and open to the public. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. And copies of Jeremy’s book will be available for purchase at the venue.
About the Book
In “Tell the Kids I Love Them,” Jeremy Redmon uncovers the mysteries of his father's life and death. His dad, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, took his own life when Redmon was a teenager—an act that propelled the author on a lifelong quest to understand war, loss, and fatherhood.
From blast-scorched Mosul to the ancient ruins of Babylon, Redmon chronicles his experiences as a war correspondent embedded with US troops in Iraq, surviving close calls while witnessing utter devastation as well as remarkable humanity.
Threaded with dark humor, told with cinematic detail, and conveyed with raw honesty, this memoir is as much about resilience as it is about tragedy. When Redmon becomes a father, he finally learns how to carry on with both his father's complicated legacy and the final message he left behind: "Tell the kids I love them."
About the Author
Jeremy Redmon is a journalist and educator with more than three decades of experience writing for newspapers and magazines, and he now serves as the nation enterprise editor for USA Today. His articles have appeared in Smithsonian, Oxford American, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other publications. Redmon teaches for the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
About the Conversation Partners
Army Reserve Maj. Garrett Cathcart, a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who teaches for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and who leads The Brickyard.
Dr. Amy Stevens, a U.S. Navy veteran, the founder of Georgia Military Women and a member of the Georgia Military Veterans Hall
