Virginia Willis, "Okra." 1 p.m. Dec. 7. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Willis ("Bon Appétit, Y'all") hails from Atlanta. Her new cookbook features gardening tips, a discussion of heirloom varieties, and expert cooking directions, plus 50 recipes.
Rick Bragg, "Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story." 7 p.m. Dec. 9. Signing. $30, includes a copy of the book. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Bragg lays out the Killer's life in a tale rich with Lewis' own words. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reviewer Jeff Calder says it's "a book as big as the man himself."
Eric Posner, "The Twilight of Human Rights Law." 7 p.m. Dec. 10. Discussion, signing. Free. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Legal scholar Posner expertly argues that the model we use is failing and tells how human rights laws should be restructured to be more sustainable for future generations.
John Cressler, "Emeralds of the Alhambra." 7 p.m. Dec. 10. Signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com/calendar.html. Georgia Tech professor Cressler's love story, set in medieval Córdoba, explores an era in which Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together in relative peace, sharing languages and customs, and embracing a level of mutual acceptance and respect unimaginable today.
Jennifer Booker, "Field Peas to Foie Gras: Southern Recipes With a French Accent." 7 p.m. Dec. 11. Signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com/calendar.html. Executive chef and owner of Your Resident Gourmet, Booker combines her French culinary training with her Southern roots in this regional cookbook, interspersing 135 family recipes with stories of her family farm in Charleston, Miss.
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