Author Events Sept. 24-30

Celeste Ng, "Little Fires Everywhere." An artist and her teenage daughter rent a house from a family who soon begin to wonder about the artist's mysterious past—the truth about which will come with unexpected and devastating costs. In conversation with Daren Wang. 7 p.m. Sept. 25. Reading, discussion, signing. Free. RSVP. SCADshow, 173 14th St. NE., Atlanta, 404-253-2740, acappellabooks.com

Alicia Malone, "Backwards and in Heels." Film reporter Malone combines research and interviews with Hollywood stars, film professors, historians and experts to tell the history of the women who have been revolutionizing, innovating, and shaping how we make movies. 7 p.m. Sept. 26. Talk, reading. signing. Free. Highland Inn Ballroom, 644 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta, 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com

Carapace: Honest Mistake. Bring your 5- to 7-minute story built around the well-meant goof that brought you trouble in love, or work, or family, and how you dealt with the consequences. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Storytelling. Free. Manuel's Tavern, 602 North Highland Ave. Atlanta, 404-525-3447, manuelstavern.com/

Nelson DeMille, "The Cuban Affair." In DeMille's latest novel, a U.S. Army combat veteran prepares to set sail for Cuba in search of a fortune left by a man who fled Castro's revolution. With former Cuban hostage Alan P. Gross. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Reading, discussion, Q&A. $15. Marcus Jewish Community Center, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, 678-812-4000, atlantajcc.org

Beverly Daniel Tatum, "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" In her classic book on the psychology of racism, Tatum argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential to enable communication across racial and ethnic divides. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. Talk, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW., Atlanta, 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com

Raymond Danowski Reading Series: Anne Waldman. Beat writer, performer, activist, artist, educator and co-founder of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Waldman will visit as part of the opening celebrations for the Schatten Gallery's upcoming exhibition, "The Dream Machine: The Beat Generation & the Counterculture, 1940–1975." 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Poetry reading. Free. Emory University Oxford Road Building, 1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta, 404-727-7620, web.library.emory.edu

Bourne Poetry Reading: Billy Collins, Vijay Seshadri, and Tyehimba Jess. U.S. poet laureate (2000-2003) Collins has published 10 collections of poetry; his most recent is "The Rain in Portugal." Seshadri's three collections of poetry include the 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning "3 Sections." Jess is the author of two books of poetry, including 2017's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Olio." 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28. Readings. Free. Georgia Institute of Technology, Kress Auditorium, 500 Tenth St. NW., Atlanta, 404-894-2000, poetry.gatech.edu/events

Karen Zacharias, "Christian Bend." In the third book of her Appalachian series, Zacharias continues the story of Burdy Luttrell, a healer in the hills of East Tennessee now struggling to tell a young man the truth about his parents' tragic deaths. 2 p.m. Sept. 30. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock, 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com