New Voice Series: Chris Swann, "Shadow of the Lions." A frustrated writer whose long-ago roommate vanished from their elite Southern boarding school takes a job there, only to find himself embroiled in the old case. 7 p.m. Aug. 17. Talk, signing. Free. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. NE., Atlanta, 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com
2017 Books All Georgians Should Read. For the eighth installment of this prestigious list, 10 authors representing adult literature and 10 authors and illustrators representing young people's literature will be recognized for their literary achievements. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17. Meet and greets, signings. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur, 404-370-3070 Ext. 2285, georgiacenterforthebook.org
J. C. Sasser, "Gradle Bird." In Sasser's Southern Gothic debut, a teenager who has lived her entire life at a seedy motel off Georgia's I-16 moves to a crumbling old haunted house where she meets the only true friend she'll ever know. 7 p.m. Aug. 18. Signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, Toco Hill Shopping Center, 2105 LaVista Road NE., Atlanta, 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com
Fiona Zedde, "The Power of Mercy." A sexy superhero rights wrongs on the streets of Hotlanta while sorting out her own twisted and dangerous entanglements in the second book of Zedde's Super Heroine series. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18. Reading, signing. Free. Suggested donation $5. Charis Books and More, 1189 Euclid Ave. NE., Atlanta, charisbooksandmore.com
Karin Slaughter, "The Good Daughter." Two sisters who survived a terrifying attack as teenagers that left their relationship fractured beyond repair, must work to face their past while dealing with another shocking crime nearly 30 years later. 2 p.m. Aug. 19. Book launch, talk, signing. Free with purchase of book. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock, 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com
Hannah Palmer, "Flight Path." In the months before the birth of her first child, Palmer returns to Atlanta to find that all three of her childhood houses have been wiped out by the expansion of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport—and to discover "the cost of all that's been lost" in the city's march to modernity. 1 p.m. Aug. 19. Reading, signing. Free. Barnes & Noble Edgewood, 1217 Caroline St., Atlanta, 404-522-0212, stores.barnesandnoble.com
