Stephen Carter, "Back Channel." 7:15 p.m. Aug. 5. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=715. Carter ("The Emperor of Ocean Park") sets his latest novel at the height of the Cuban missile crisis. In the suspenseful interweaving of fact and fiction, the fate of the world unexpectedly rests on a college student who becomes a "back channel" liaison for two super powers.
Carolyn Dingman, "Cancel the Wedding." 7 p.m. Aug. 5. Signing. Free. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-261-7747, store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/author-events/Carolyn-Dingman/50388819. Also appearing: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. In a heartfelt debut, Dingman follows one woman's journey to discover the secrets of her mother's past — and confront her own uncertain future.
Delilah Dawson, "Servants of the Storm." 7 p.m. Aug. 8. Book launch party. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. The author of the "Blud" series ("Wicked as They Come," "Wicked as She Wants," "Wicked After Midnight") returns with a Southern gothic fantasy set in Savannah.
Tom Hughes, "Hanging the Peachtree Bandit: The True Tale of Atlanta's Infamous Frank Dupre." 3 p.m. Aug. 9. Talk and signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com/calendar.html. Hughes tells the harrowing true story behind the legend of one of the last men hanged in Atlanta.
George Weinstein, "Hardscrabble Road." 2 p.m. Aug. 9. Talk and signing. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Roswell Branch, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. 770-640-3075, forl.net. Weinstein's novel portrays the value of perseverance and optimism in a tale about a young boy growing up poor and close to the land in Depression-era South Georgia.
Christy Crutchfield, "How to Catch a Coyote." 8 p.m. Aug. 9. Book release party, reading, Q&A and signing. Atlanta Goat Farm, 1200 Foster St., Atlanta. facebook.com/events/494013987395751. Atlanta-born Crutchfield's novel follows a fractured family, the Walkers. Spanning decades, it's a story that asks the reader to participate in the telling and invest in the outcome. Alex Gallo-Brown, Bruce Covey, Stephanie Dowda and Amy McDaniel will read as the Walker family.
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