The Savannah Information Visitor Center, 301 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd., Savannah, GA 31401 (tel. 912/944-0455), is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm. The staff is friendly and efficient. The center offers an audiovisual presentation ($4 adults, $1 children), organized tours, and self-guided walking, driving, or bike tours with excellent maps, cassette tapes, and brochures.

Tourist information is also available from the Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 101 E. Bay St., Savannah, GA 31402 (tel. 877/SAVANNAH or 912/644-6401).

For everything you might want to know about The Book, check the website for tour information and the Random House website for information on the book.