Sybil Morial, “Witness to Change”
7 p.m. March 27. Lecture, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events/
Morial’s memoir captures rare glimpses of black professionals in an earlier New Orleans, when races lived side by side, social connections helped to circumvent Jim Crow, and African-American culture forged New Orleans’ and American identity.
Ashley Jones, “Magic City Gospel”
7:15 p.m. March 27. Reading. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur, 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285, georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=947
Using traditional forms and free verse poems, 2015 Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award-winner Jones takes readers on a historical, geographical, cultural, and personal journey through her life and the life of her hometown, Birmingham, the Magic City of the South. In conversation with Anthony Grooms, author of “Bombingham.”
Roshani Chokshi, “A Crown of Wishes”
7 p.m. March 28. Launch, Little Shop of Stories, 133A East Court Square, Decatur, 404-373-6300, littleshopofstories.com/event/roshani-chokshi-author-event/
Local author Chokshi, who debuted last spring with her young adult fantasy “The Star-Touched Queen,” returns with a second beautifully crafted story of adventure, love, and magic set in an enchanted world based on ancient India and Greek mythology.
Peter Heller, “Celine”
7 p.m. March 28. Talk, signing. $10. RSVP. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta, 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/category/author-programs
The author of “The Painter” and “The Dog Stars” returns with a thriller about a young woman whose father’s mysterious death draws detective Celine and her partner to Yellowstone National Park, where it becomes clear that this is a case someone desperately wants to keep closed.
Pearl McHaney: Choices and Their Consequences: “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (M. Twain) and “The Giver” (L. Lowry)
7:15 pm. March 29. Lecture series. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur, 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285, georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=932
In each of these classics, the main characters are faced with nearly overwhelming odds as they revolt against the status quo, making decisions that have consequences — sometimes favorable, sometimes disastrous.
Bruce Feiler, “The First Love Story”
7 p.m. March 29. Talk, signing. Free. Holy Trinity Parish, 515 E Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285, georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=939
From the bestselling author of “Walking the Bible” comes a revelatory journey across four continents and 4,000 years exploring how the story of Adam and Eve continues to shape our deepest feelings about relationships, family, and togetherness.
Also appearing: 7:30 p.m. March 30. Talk, signing. $15. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, 678-812-4000, atlantajcc.org/interior-pages/arts-and-culture-book-festival-page-from-the-book-festival/
Ganesh Sitaraman, “The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution: Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic”
7 p.m. March 29. Talk, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events/
In his provocative contribution to the debate over rising economic inequality, law professor Sitaraman argues that a strong and sizable middle class is embedded in the very framework of our government and its founding document.
Michele Moore, “The Cigar Factory: A Novel of Charleston”
7 p.m. March 30. Talk, signing. Free. Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-730-4001, ext. 100, afpls.org/events-aarl
On the segregated floors of a Charleston cigar factory, two women, one black, one white, suffer the harsh working conditions until the tobacco workers strike of 1945, when they learn how much they stand to gain by joining forces.
Lei Ming, “Life Beyond My Body: A Transgender Journey to Manhood in China,” and Samuel Peterson, “Trunky (Transgender Junky): A Memoir of Institutionalization and Southern Hospitality”
7:30 p.m. March 30. Readings. Free. Suggested donation $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta, 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/
Two new authors from Transgress Press will share their unique journeys to adulthood, manhood, and peace.
Greg Iles, “Mississippi Blood”
7 p.m. March 31. Reading, signing. Free. Cecil B. Day Chapel, Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events/
Greg Iles’ epic tale of love and honor, hatred and revenge explores how the sins of the past continue to haunt the present.
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