Charles Belfoure, "The Paris Architect." 7:15 p.m. Feb. 9. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=758. Also appearing: 12:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Lunch, discussion. $20. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. In 1942 Paris, an architect accepts a commission to design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish man.
Gordon Korman, "Masterminds." 7 p.m. Feb. 10. Talk, signing. Free. Little Shop of Stories, 133A E. Court Square, Decatur. 404-373-6300, littleshopofstories.com/events.php. In a new series by teen/young adult author Korman, a boy discovers nothing is as it seems in his idyllic town.
For the Love of Stories. 6 p.m. Feb 10. Readings, wine and cheese reception. Free. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program/love-stories-powerful-love-stories-storycorps-atlanta. This program features immigrant, lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender and African-American StoryCorps recordings — as well as other pieces — connected by the theme of love.
Richard Zoglin, "Hope: Entertainer of the Century." 7 p.m. Feb. 11. $10. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program/mmh-lecture-richard-zoglin-hope. This biography of show business legend Bob Hope by Zoglin, a former Atlanta resident, has drawn praise from the likes of Dick Cavett.
Michael Diebert and Karen Paul Holmes. 8 p.m. Feb. 11. Poetry reading. $5 at the door, cash or check only. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/event/poetry-reading-michael-diebert-karen-paul-holmes.
Ravi Howard, "Driving the King." 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Reading, signing. $5 suggested donation. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/driving-king-evening-ravi-howard. Howard's novel explores race and class in 1950s America through the experiences of Nat King Cole and his driver, Nat Weary.
Gabrielle Zevin, "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry." 7 p.m. Feb 12. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program/mmh-lecture-gabrielle-zevin-storied-life-aj-fikry. A widowed bookshop owner is rescued from grief by a child, romance and, of course, books.
William F. Moore and Jane Ann Moore, "Collaborators for Emancipation: Abraham Lincoln and Owen Lovejoy." 7 p.m. Feb. 12. Lecture, Q&A, signing. Free. Atlanta Cyclorama, 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-658-7625, atlantacyclorama.org. The authors examine the caution and pragmatism ascribed to Lincoln compared with the radicalism of Lovejoy, an outspoken antislavery activist.
Joey Ledford, "Speed Trap." 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Discussion, signing. Free. Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta. 404-525-3447, www.manuelstavern.com. Ledford, a former columnist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will talk about his debut novel, a suspenseful Southern gothic set in a South Georgia town you definitely don't want to speed through.
Joe Barry Carroll, "Growing Up: In Words and Images." 2 p.m. Feb. 14. Talk, signing. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. 770-640-3075, afplweb.com/roswell-branch6. Carroll's memoir, illustrated with his expressionistic paintings, tells how he grew from an unsure boy into an NBA all-star, wealth adviser and philanthropist.
M.O. Walsh, "My Sunshine Away." 1 p.m. Feb. 14. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Walsh juxtaposes a violent crime, unraveling families and consuming adolescent love in a tale set in New Orleans.
