David Joy, "Where All the Light Tend to Go." 2 p.m. March 22. Reading. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=765. A country-noir tale of a young man seeking redemption for his family's economic mainstay: methamphetamine.
Lisa See, "China Dolls." 4 p.m. March 22. $25, includes paperback copy of the book. Reservations required. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/visit/event/694?calendar=month. Paranoia and suspicion threaten to destroy the lives of three young women in San Francisco after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
Carl Phillips. 6:30 p.m. March 23. Poetry reading, signing. Free. Joseph W. Jones Room, Level 3, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-6861, creativewriting.emory.edu/home/news/calendar/index.html#/?i=1. Also appearing: 2:30 p.m. March 24. Colloquium. Free. Kemp Malone Library, N301 Callaway Memorial Center, Emory University, 537 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. Phillips' "Double Shadow" won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next collection, "Reconnaissance," will be published in the fall.
Michael A. Gould-Wartofsky, "The Occupiers: The Making of the 99% Movement." 7 p.m. March 24. Panel discussion, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Gould-Wartofsky revisits New York's Zuccotti Park with the Occupy Wall Street protesters of 2011. Joining him are movement members Nelini Stamp and Cecily McMillian. A party follows at the Albert, 918 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta.
Shelly King, "The Moment of Everything." 6:30 p.m. March 24. Reading, signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. A young woman finds her calling while saving a used bookstore.
Kathryn Rhett, "Souvenir: Personal Essays for Grownups." 7:30 p.m. March 25. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/2015/03/25/day. Rhett's new collection investigates travel as well as staying put.
44th annual Writers' Festival: Chris Abani, Tracy K. Smith, Jennifer Bartell. March 24-27. Free. Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur. 404 471-6000, agnesscott.edu/writersfestival. Schedule: Agnes Scott festival magazine finalists, 5 p.m. March 24. Reading. Luchsinger Lounge, Alston Student Center. Abani, Smith and Bartell, 1 p.m. March 26. Q&A. Luchsinger Lounge. Abani, 4 p.m. March 26. Reading, reception, signing. Winter Theater, Dana Fine Arts. Smith, 8 p.m. March 26. Reading, reception, signing. Winter Theater. Bartell, 2 p.m. March 27. Reading, reception, signing. Winter Theater. All events are open to the public.
Jacqueline Clay Chester, "Black Girl in Moscow." 2 p.m. March 28. Talk, signing. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, 269 Buckhead Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-3500, socialweb.net/Events/177720.lasso. Chester will talk about a visit she made to Russia during the Cold War.
Harlan Coben, "The Stranger." 6:30 p.m. March 28. Discussion, signing. Free. Books for Less, 2815 Buford Drive No. 108, Buford. 770-945-9288, gwinnettpl.org/event/harlan-coben-author-visit-and-signing. After a visit from a stranger, a woman goes missing and her husband is caught in a twisted web of crime and deception.
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