Dave Isay, "Callings." 8 p.m. April 25. Talk, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program. StoryCorps founder Isay presents stories of people doing what they love: a public defender in Texas; a longtime waitress at a Nashville diner; a Chicago teacher who helps at-risk teenagers.
Ibrahim Fraihat, "Unfinished Revolutions: Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia After the Arab Spring." 7 p.m. April 26. Reading, talk, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Fraihat provides a guide to how disaster, revolution and politics function within a society.
John Tabellione, "Pit Stop, Pitfalls, & Olive Pits." 7 p.m. April 26. Bookmiser, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell. 770-993-1555, bookmiser.net. Tabellione shares his experiences driving through Italy.
Jane Hamilton, "The Excellent Lombards." 7:15 p.m. April 27. Signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. Hamilton ("The Book of Ruth") has written a coming-of-age story that follows a girl facing the possible loss of the idyllic future she had envisioned for her family's orchard business.
William Geroux, "The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-boats." 7 p.m. April 28. Lecture, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, acappellabooks.com/event. Geroux recounts a World War II U-boat assault off the American coast against the U.S. Merchant Marine.
Martha Hall Kelly, "Lilac Girls." 7 p.m. April 28. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-7015, atlantahistorycenter.com/program. The lives of three women on two continents are set on a collision course in World War II.
Shaquille O'Neal, "Little Shaq Takes a Chance." 10 a.m. April 30. Reading, signing. Free. First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairmont Ave., Decatur. 404-373-1653, georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. O'Neal encourages kids to find their own talents through a story about Little Shaq's attempt to try something new for his school art show.
Megan Wargula, "Riley Carson and the Cherokee Caves." 1 p.m. April 30. Signing. Free. Roswell Visitors Center, 617 Atlanta St., Roswell. 770-640-3253, visitroswellga.com. Local author Wargula delivers adventure, history and paranormal activity in a story about pets in Roswell.
Eagle Eye's 13th birthday celebration. 1 p.m. April 30. Meet and greet, author talks. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com. Independent Author Day has local authors sharing how they published and who inspired them. At 6 p.m, the Prahalad sisters, 10 and 6 years old, will present their "Grandstories" book, which helps parents and grandparents create a biography of themselves to share with their families.
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