Estelle Ford-Williamson and Majok Marier, "Seed of South Sudan." 2 p.m. Jan. 25. Talk, signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com/events.html. The 21-year war in South Sudan resulted in 2 million deaths and the displacement of 80 percent of the population. This memoir tells how Marier and thousands of other "Lost Boys" eluded the Sudanese Army.
Kidliterate: a book club by Laurel Snyder and Rebekah Goode-Peoples. 7 p.m. Jan. 27. Reading. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/kidliterate-book-club-featuring-rock-and-river. This book club pushes the boundaries of kid-lit. January's book: Thanhha Lai's "Inside Out & Back Again."
Carapace: Stuck. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27. Storytelling. Free. Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave. Atlanta. 404-525-3447, manuelstavern.com. This month's theme: being stuck. Got a person, place or thing you can't give up? Bring your 5- to 7-minute story — or just come to listen.
Tess Gerritsen, "Die Again." 7 p.m. Jan 27. Talk, signing. $10. Reservations recommended. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum. 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program/mmh-lecture-tess-gerritsen-die-again. In the latest thriller in Gerritsen's best-selling series (the basis of TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles") Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles head into the wild to find a killer.
The Big Read: "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," with Sarah Gubbins. 7 p.m. Jan. 28. Discussion, reading. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=754. Gubbins discusses her play "FML: How Carson McCullers Saved My Life" and the influence McCullers has had on her life and work.
Bryan Stevenson, "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption." 7 p.m. Jan. 28. Reading, discussion, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. In 1988, a black man named Walter McMillian was tried by a predominantly white jury and sentenced to death for the murder of a white woman in Monroeville, Ala., the setting of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Now, lawyer Stevenson tells McMillian's story — and dozens of others — in a memoir of his 30-plus years working in the justice system.
Poetry Atlanta Presents … "On Occasion: Four Poets, One Year." 7:15 p.m. Jan. 29. Readings. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=755. Karen Head, JC Reilly, Robert E. Wood and Blake Leland will read from a new anthology.
Maurice C. Daniels, "Saving the Soul of Georgia: Donald L. Hollowell and the Struggle for Civil Rights." 7 p.m. Jan. 29. Discussion, signing. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta. 404-730-1700, afpls.org/events-listings. Daniels will discuss his biography of an unsung hero of the civil rights movement.
Mike Huckabee, "God, Guns, Grits and Gravy." 4 p.m. Jan. 30. $30, includes copy of the book. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Possible presidential candidate Huckabee explores today's fractious American culture.
Natalie Baszile, "Queen Sugar." 3 p.m. Jan. 31. Talk, signing. Free. Hammonds House Museum, 503 Peeples St. S.W., Atlanta. 404-612-0487, charisbooksandmore.com/event/queen-sugar-natalie-baszile-author's-discussion-and-book-signing. Baszile will discuss her latest novel, a meditation on family and race set in Louisiana's sugarcane country.
Greer MacAllister, "The Magician's Lie"; Colleen Oakley, "Before I Go"; and Ariel Lawhon, "The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress." 1 p.m. Jan. 31. Talk and signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Three authors will share what inspired them to write and talk about their work.
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