Terry McMillan, "Who Asked You?" 7:15 p.m. July 7. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=705. Novelist McMillan ("Waiting to Exhale") looks at the burdens and blessings of family.
Jenna Blum and Karen White, "Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion." 6:30 p.m. July 7. Book launch. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Also appearing: 7 p.m. July 8. Reading and signing. $5 or free with purchase of book. Bookmiser, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell. 770-993-1555, bookmiser.net. This anthology of stories set at the end of World War II, inspired by New York City's Grand Central Terminal, has work by 10 women, including Blum and White.
Wendy Wax, "The House at Mermaid Point," Erika Marks, "It Comes in Waves," and Karen White and Jenna Blum, "Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion." 5 p.m. July 8. Reading and signing. Free. Book Exchange, 2956 Canton Road, Marietta. 770-427-4848, bookexchangemarietta.com/Events.html.
Amanda Kyle Williams, "Don't Talk to Strangers." 7 p.m. July 8. Live video event. Reservations required. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, booktalknation.com/book.html?author_id=214&book_id=365. A streaming conversation between Williams, author of the Keye Street "Stranger" series, and Doug Robinson of Eagle Eye Bookshop. Watch from home. Signed copies can be ordered from Eagle Eye.
Mary Kay Andrews, "Save the Date." 6:30 p.m. July 8. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Also appearing: 7 p.m. July 15. Signing. $5 or free with purchase of book. Bookmiser, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell. 770-993-1555, bookmiser.net. A Savannah florist handling a wedding runs into trouble when the bride-to-be goes missing.
Open mic poetry night. 8 p.m. July 9. Readings. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/calendar. Celebrate the art and performance of poetry in the unique setting of the Callanwolde Conservatory.
Barbara Brown Taylor, "Learning to Walk in the Dark." 7:30 p.m. July 10. Reading, Q&A and signing. Suggested donation: $10. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/barbara-brown-taylor-learning-walk-dark. Best-selling author and Episcopal priest Taylor ("Leaving Church") sets out to understand darkness.
Veronica Roth, "Four: A Divergent Collection," and Marie Lu, "Legend." 7 p.m. July 10. Conversation and signing. $30. Ticket includes one pre-signed copy of each book. Gaines Auditorium at Presser Hall, Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur. 404 471-6000, littleshopofstories.com/events.php. Pop culture phenomenon Roth returns with four short stories set in her Divergent world. Lu, author of the young adult "Legend" trilogy, joins Roth to talk about about writing, books and dystopian fiction. Proceeds will benefit First Book, a nonprofit that distributes new books and educational resources nationwide.
Karin Slaughter, "Cop Town." 7 p.m. July 10. Discussion and signing. Free. Barnes & Noble, 5141 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross. 770-209-4244, gwinnettpl.org/event/karin-slaughter-book-discussion-and-signing. Mention the library while making your purchase and Barnes & Noble will donate a percentage of your sale to the Friends of the Gwinnett County Public Library. Slaughter's novel, set in the Atlanta Police Department circa 1975, deals with problems female cops faced at the time.
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