Decatur Book Festival

When pro athletes retire from, say, basketball, they usually try to go on to work in a sports-related field, like coaching or commentary.

NBA All-Star Joe Barry Carroll took a different path, following his love of fine art and writing. In recent years, he’s created his own works, mostly paintings. Several of those paintings appear with personal reflections in his 2013 memoir, “Growing Up: In Words and Images.”

As Joshilyn Jackson continues her break from writing “Origin Story” to focus on her book being released later this month, she’s contemplating how the reader will respond. Jackson says whenever she publishes a book she’s “always nervous” thanks in part to the “exposed feeling” of the experience.

Jackosn begins this installment of “Writer To Reader” on “City Lights” by reading an excerpt from “The Opposite Of Everyone,”giving listeners a chance to respond.