Scott Stossel, "My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind." 7:30 p.m. March 1. Talk, signing. $10-$15. Marcus Jewish Community Center, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4000, atlantajcc.org/pldb-live/26212/?back=pldb_active. Drawing on his own long-standing battle with anxiety, Stossel, editor of the Atlantic, presents an astonishing history of the efforts to understand the condition from medical, cultural and philosophical perspectives.
Fran Stewart, "A Wee Murder in My Shop." 7 p.m. March 3. Reading, signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com/calendar.html. A Vermont shopkeeper enlists the ghost of a 14th century Scotsman for help with detective work when she finds the dead body of her ex-boyfriend on the floor of her gift shop.
Laura Lippman, "Hush Hush." 7:30 p.m. March 3. Talk, signing. $10-$15 Marcus Jewish Community Center, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4000, atlantajcc.org/pldb-live/26719/?back=pldb_active. Also appearing: 12:30 p.m. March 4. Luncheon. $50, includes lunch, copy of the book. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Lippman ("I'd Know You Anywhere") brings back private detective and new parent Tess Monaghan in a disturbing case involving murder and a manipulative mother.
Roger Cohen, "The Girl From Human Street." 7:15 p.m. March 5. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=761. New York Times columnist Cohen explores his family's diaspora, from Eastern Europe to South Africa to America.
John Berendt, "Midnight Revisited." 7 p.m. March 5. Reception, discussion. Free; reservations recommended. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program/mmh-lecture-evening-john-berendt-conversation-atlanta-magazine's-rich-eldredge-midnight. More than two decades after the success of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," Berendt reveals a new way to experience the book in a panel discussion moderated by Atlanta Magazine's Rich Eldredge.
Jeffrey Stayton, "This Side of the River." 7 p.m. March 5. Signing. Free. Bound to Be Read Books, 481 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-522-0877, boundtobereadbooks.com. University of Mississippi English professor Stayton's debut novel follows a group of young Civil War widows who seek revenge after surviving Sherman's March to the Sea.
David Butler, "Design to Grow: How Coca-Cola Learned to Combine Scale and Agility (And How You Can Too)." 7 p.m. March 5. Talk, signing. Free. Portfolio Center, 125 Bennett St., Atlanta. 404-351-5055, acappellabooks.com/event/david-butler-book-signing. The vice president of innovation and entrepreneurship at Coca-Cola will discuss how to succeed by combining the scale of a large company and the agility of a start-up.
Dave Barry, "Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings." 7 p.m. March 6. Reading, discussion, signing. $29, includes copy of the book; $10 without. Tickets available at A Cappella, the door and brownpapertickets.com/event/1193656. SCADshow, 173 14th St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-253-2740, scadshow.com/content/dave-barry-scadshow. Barry ("You Can Date Boys When You're Forty") is back with home truths drawn from the hometown of his youth.
