David Ryback, "Beethoven in Love." 2 p.m. Sept. 7. Talk, signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com/events.html. Ryland's novel traces the relationship between Beethoven and his "Immortal Beloved" — arts patron Antonie Brentano.
Susan Vreeland, "Lisette's List." 2 p.m. Sept. 7. Lecture, signing. $10. Reservations recommended. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program/susan-vreeland-lisette's-list. Vreeland ("Girl in Hyacinth Blue") tells the story of a woman who must find her family's priceless collection of paintings hidden in Provence during the German occupation.
Luis Alberto Urrea, "Into the Beautiful North." 7 p.m. Sept. 8. Talk. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com/events.html. Sarah Foreman of the Atlanta History Center will talk about Atlanta's Big Read for this year, a quest novel set on the U.S.–Mexico border.
Thomas Cahill, "Heroes and Heretics." 7 p.m. Sept. 9. Talk, signing. Free. First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairmont Ave., Decatur. 404-373-1653, georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=727. The latest in Cahill's "Hinges of History" series explores the Renaissance and Reformation eras.
Wendy Hamand Venet, "A Changing Wind." 7:15 p.m. Sept. 10. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=728. Georgia State University professor Venet explores Atlanta residents' experiences before and after the Civil War, including the emergence of Atlanta as a "New South" city.
Kevin Young, "Book of Hours." 7 p.m. Sept. 10. Reading, signing. Free. Alston Campus Center, Luchsinger Lounge, Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur. 404 471-6000, calendar.agnesscott.edu. Young is curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library at Emory University. His eighth poetry collection marks the 10th anniversary of his father's death as well as the birth of his son.
Beatrice Perry Soublet and Clela Reed. 8 p.m. Sept. 10. Reading. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228, georgiapoetrysociety.org.s151994.gridserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Callanwolde-Poetry_2014_September.pdf. New Orleans native Soublet relocated to Atlanta after Hurricane Katrina. Her collection "Always Bring Your Sunglasses" will be out later this year. Reed lives near Athens and is the author of "The Hero of the Revolution Serves Us Tea," a book of poetry and journal entries.
Reza Aslan, "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth." 7 p.m. Sept. 12. Talk, signing. Free. First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairmont Ave., Decatur. 404-373-1653, georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=729. This biography by Iranian-American author Aslan ("No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam") challenges long-held assumptions about the man known as Jesus.
Kate Sweeney, "American Afterlife: Encounters in the Customs of Mourning." 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13. Variety show, reading. $17. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, variety-playhouse.com/event/the-good-gracious-show. Bluegrass from Packway Handle Band, improv from Dad's Garage Theatre and jazz from Penny Serenade, plus Sweeney will read from her collection of essays on how we memorialize our dead.
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