Bill Minutaglio, "Dallas 1963," with guest Richard Marcus. 7 p.m. Nov. 18. Talk and signing. Free. Cecil B. Day Chapel, Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov. Minutaglio ("First Son: George W. Bush") will talk about the weeks leading up to President John F. Kennedy's assassination, exploring the forces at play that led many people to warn the president to avoid Dallas. Marcus, whose father Stanley advised against Kennedy's visit, joins the discussion.
David Samuel Levinson, "Antonia Lively Breaks the Silence," and Malachi Black, "Storm Toward Morning." 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19. Reading and signing. Free. Joseph W. Jones Room, Level 3, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-6861, http://arts.emory.edu/calendar. Reading from their works are the Emory University Creative Writing Fellows in fiction (Levinson) and poetry (Black) for 2013-2015.
Amy Tan, "The Valley of Amazement." 7:15 p.m. Nov. 19. Talk and signing. Free. Gaines Chapel, Presser Hall, Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur. 404 471-6000, www.agnesscott.edu/featured-events/2013/11/amy-tan.html. Also appearing: Noon Nov. 19. Signing. Free. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-261-7747, http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/author-events/Amy-Tan/702100. A picture of her grandmother wearing what appeared to be the outfit of a high-class courtesan inspired Tan ("The Joy Luck Club") to explore the cloistered lives of women who worked in China's brothels.
Clint Smith, "Faith and the Formula." 5 p.m. Nov. 20. Book launch party and signing. Free. Coffee Lodge, First Redeemer Church, 2100 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming. 678-513-9400, www.firstredeemer.org. In this Christian thriller, a man's search for his lost love forces him to confront an organization that plans to accomplish its evil goals through a medical formula that halts the aging process.
Richard Kurin, "The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects." 7 p.m. Nov. 20. Lecture and signing. $5-$10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, www.atlantahistorycenter.com/Page.asp?id=97&eventid=546. Aided by a team of curators and scholars, Kurin has assembled 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a marvelous perspective on U.S. history. A glance at the table of contents shows its range: from pre-Columbian art unearthed in Etowah to Harriet Tubman's hymnal, Sitting Bull's ledger and Julia Child's kitchen.
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, "Double Down." 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Lecture and signing. $5-$10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, www.atlantahistorycenter.com/Page.asp?id=97&eventid=547. Also appearing: 11:30 a.m. Nov. 22. Luncheon. $30-$40. Commerce Club, 49th floor, 191 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-577-7377, www.atlantapressclub.org. Halperin and Heilemann had a best-selling account of the 2008 presidential election in "Game Change." Now, they look at the 2012 election, rendering a compelling narrative about the rise and fall of Mitt Romney and the tribulations and triumph of President Barack Obama.
Lynn Cullen, "Mrs. Poe." 7 p.m. Nov. 22. Signing. Free. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-261-7747, http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/82038. Cullen ("The Creation of Eve") takes a rumored affair between Edgar Allen Poe and fellow poet Frances Osgood and serves it up as a shivery story set in 19th century New York City that rivals anything Poe could have dreamed up.
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