Author events, April 14-20
Lisa Scottoline, "Don't Go." 2 p.m. April 14. Reading. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, http://eagleeyebooks.com. Scottoline breaks new ground in this story of a soldier called to serve as an army doctor in Afghanistan who discovers that some of his hardest battles will be fought on the home front.
William Kent Krueger, "Ordinary Grace." 2:30 p.m. April 14. Signing. Free. Peerless Book Store, 8465 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta. 770-650-7323, www.peerlessbookstore.com. Krueger's new novel is set in the summer of 1961, when a 13-year-old boy encounters more than his share of death.
Lostintheletters poetry reading: Michael Schiavo, Jared Dawson, Maggie Ginestra and Amy Herschleb. 7 p.m. April 14. Free. Highland Inn Ballroom, 644 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, http://lostintheletters.wordpress.com.
Robert Weintraub, "The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age." 7:15 p.m. April 15. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthebook.org. Weintraub ("The House That Ruth Built") chronicles 1946, when the return of star players like Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial made for a memorable season culminating in an epic seven-game World Series.
Wendy Wax, "While We Were Watching Downton Abbey." 6:30 p.m. April 16. Book release party. $7. RSVP by April 15. Book Exchange, 2956 Canton Road, Marietta. 770-427-4848, www.bookexchangemarietta.com. Author Karen White will introduce Wax, whose new novel tells the story of three women who find themselves connecting with an addictive TV series.
Bob Dotson, "American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things." 7 p.m. April 17. Reading and signing. Free. Jimmy Carter Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov.
Emory Poetry Council readings: Elaine Equi, Jerome Sala. 8 p.m. April 18. Free. Barnes & Noble @ Emory, 1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta. 404-727-6222, http://emory.bncollege.com.
Alyssa Hadley Dunn, "Teachers Without Borders? The Hidden Consequences of International Teachers in U.S. Schools." 7 p.m. April 18. Talk and signing. Free. Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-730-4001, www.afpls.org/aarl. Dunn will talk about Indian teachers who defied personal and professional odds to come to the U.S. and teach in urban schools.
Clifford Garstang, "What the Zhang Boys Know." 6 p.m. April 19. Reading and signing. Free. The Patio, A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, www.acappellabooks.com. Garstang's novel takes place on the edge of Chinatown in Washington, where Zhang Feng-qi, originally from Shanghai, must find a new mother for his sons after the death of his American wife.
True Story #20: Peter Trachtenberg, Thomas Mullen and Erica Sroka. 8 p.m. April 19. Readings. Free. Kavarna Bar & Coffeeshop, 707 East Lake Drive, Decatur. 404-371-1113, truestoryga.blogspot.com.
What a Witch: A Queer Reading of Tales From the Brothers Grimm Presented by Kay Turner. 7 p.m. April 20. Talk, reading and signing. Free. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, www.charisbooksandmore.com. The co-author of "Transgressive Tales: Queering the Grimms" presents an analysis of several witch figures featured in fairy tales.
Jenny Milchman, "Cover of Snow," and Jamie Mason, "Three Graves Full." 1 p.m. April 20. Reading and signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe.com. The authors of two new thrillers team up.
