Amanda Kyle Williams. 7:15 p.m. March 10. Doors open at 6:30. Talk, refreshments, silent auction. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=674. The author of Atlanta-based thrillers "The Stranger You Seek" and "Stranger in the Room" was diagnosed with dyslexia at 22; she'll share her journey from struggling reader to full-time writer.
Amy Greene, "Long Man." 7 p.m. March 11. Reading and signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main Street, Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Also appearing: 7 p.m. March 12. Lecture and signing. $10, reservations requested. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, www.atlantahistorycenter.com/visit/event/314?calendar=month. Greene's gripping novel draws from the real-life story of three days in the summer of 1936 when a dam is set to flood an Appalachian town and a little girl goes missing.
Theresa Davis, Collin Kelley and Megan Volpert. 7:30 p.m. March 12. Readings. Free. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charis.indiebound.com/event/2014/03/12/day. Three Atlanta-based writers — Davis ("After This We Go Dark"), Kelley ("Render") and Volpert ("This Assignment Is So Gay") — are among 68 authors whose works were chosen by the LGBT Round Table of the American Library Association for the Over the Rainbow book list.
Lynn Farmer, Sara de Luca. 8 p.m. March 12. Poetry reading. $5. Tickets sold at the door, cash or check only. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/calendar.
Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, "HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton." 8 p.m. March 13. Lecture and signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, www.atlantahistorycenter.com/visit/event/315?calendar=month.
Anna Quindlen, "Still Life With Bread Crumbs." 7 p.m. March 13. Reading and signing. $28. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, www.zvents.com/atlanta_ga/events/show/369518481-anna-quindlen-still-life-with-breadcrumbs. Also appearing: 7:30 a.m. March 14. Breakfast, talk and signing. $25; registration required. Atlanta Press Club, Commerce Club, 191 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-577-7377, atlantapressclub.org/anna-quindlen-best-selling-author-and-journalist-speaks-to-the-atlanta-press-club. Quindlen tells the story of a photographer who leaves the city for peace and quiet, only to encounter unexpected romance in the wilderness.
Jamie Iredell, "I Was a Fat Drunk Catholic School Insomniac." 6 p.m. March 13. Reading and signing. Free. Ivy Hall, 179 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E., Atlanta. 404-253-3324, www.facebook.com/ivyhallofscad. Iredell's collection of essays shines a light on some of life's darkest moments.
Stephan Pastis, "Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done." 4:30 p.m. March 13. Talk and signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. The award-winning "Pearls Before Swine" cartoonist returns with the second installment of the Timmy series, about the 11-year-old CEO of the "best" detective agency in town.
Meredith Coleman McGee, "James Meredith: Warrior and the America That Created Him." 2 p.m. March 15. Talk and signing. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta. 404-730-1700, www.socialweb.net/Clients/AFPL/central.lasso?id=163519. McGee will discuss her biography of her civil rights icon uncle, and also share poems from her newest book, "Odyssey."
Chelsea Handler, "Uganda Be Kidding Me." 2-4 p.m. March 15. Signing. $27, includes copy of the book. Ticket required to enter the signing line. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, http://www.acappellabooks.com/event/chelsea-handler-book-signing.
Writing Through Grief: Jessica Handler. 11 a.m. March 15. Workshop. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e8t0tyicf36f78f8&llr=i6byw7bab. The author of "Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief" will teach ways to write about grief and trauma, and how to create a powerful connection with the reader.
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