Kelly Corrigan, "Glitter and Glue: A Memoir." 7 p.m. March 24. Talk and signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. $5-$10, reservations requested. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program/kelly-corrigan-glitter-and-glue-memoir. Corrigan examines the bonds between mothers and daughters through a story about a period in her life when she became a nanny to two motherless children.
Meg Wolitzer, "The Interestings." 7 p.m. March 25. Reading, talk and signing. $25, includes signed copy of the book. Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave., Atlanta. 404-584-7450, horizontheatre.com/plays/special-events/cappella-books-hosts-meg-wolitzer. At this benefit for the Horizon, Wolitzer will discuss her latest novel, a look at what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money and envy can play in close friendships.
Carapace: War. 7:30 p.m. March 25. Storytelling. Free. Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta. 404-525-3447, manuelstavern.com. Have you fought with an unfaithful lover, a tyrannical boss, a crooked landlord? Bring your five- to seven-minute story crafted around conflict and war, literal or figurative.
Alvin Townley, "Defiant." 7 p.m. March 26. Lecture and signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Townley's gripping account tells the story of a heroic group of American POWs in North Vietnam who resisted all efforts to break them.
Stephanie Kartalopoulos, Nathan Hauke, Kirsten Jorgenson, Chris Tonelli. 8 p.m. March 27. Poetry reading. Free. Barnes & Noble Emory, 1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta. 404-727-6222, poetrycouncil.campuslifetech.org/the-whats-new-in-poetry-reading-series/2013-2014.
Dick Bathrick, "We Are the Work: A History of Men Stopping Violence." 7:30 p.m. March 27. Discussion, reading and signing. $5 suggested donation. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/we-are-work-history-men-stopping-violence. Bathrick talks about Atlanta's Men Stopping Violence, a small nonprofit that went on to become a national leader in mobilizing men to make communities safer for women.
Agnes Scott 43rd annual Writer's Festival: Nick Flynn, Terrance Hayes and Louisa Hill. March 27-28. Talks and readings. Free. Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur. 404 471-6000. For times and venues: agnesscott.edu/writersfestival.
Austin Kleon, "Show Your Work!" 7:15 p.m. March 28. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=677. A new book by the author of the popular "Steal Like An Artist" talks about the next step: self-promotion.
Zakes Mda, "Ways of Dying." 11 a.m. March 28. Reading. Free; ticketed event. Reservations recommended. Centennial Hall Auditorium, Georgia State University, 100 Auburn Ave., Atlanta. arts.gsu.edu/16159.html. Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/five-from-five-at-gsu-zakes-mda-tickets-10439630215. In Mda's picture of South Africa toward the end of apartheid, a professional mourner attends funerals to comfort grieving families.
Tom Hughes, "Hanging the Peachtree Bandit: The True Tale of Atlanta's Infamous Frank DuPre." 1 p.m. March 29. Signing. Free. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-261-7747, store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4680128. Atlanta author Hughes ("Rich Georgian Strangely Shot") recounts the true story behind one of the last men hanged in Atlanta.
Malcolm Gladwell, "David & Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants." 7:30 p.m. April 15. Talk and signing. $40, includes signed copy of the book. Symphony Hall, Atlanta. Advance tickets available at A Cappella Books, the Woodruff Arts Center box office or acappellabooks.com/event/evening-malcolm-gladwell.
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