Tell the Kids I Love Them Author Talk with Jeremy Redmon (Atlanta)
Join us for a book reading at Emory Univeristy with Jeremy Redmon who will read from his new book, Tell the Kids I Love Them.
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."
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.
This event is free and open to the public.
Parking:
Oxford Road Parking Deck at Emory University
1390 Oxford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
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Posted on September 25, 2026 | Categories: Events