Indie & Self-Published Authors Open House. 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23. Discussion, meet and greet, signings. Free. Book Exchange, 2932 Canton Road, Marietta. 770-427-4848, bookexchangemarietta.com. Discuss your books with local readers, mingle with other authors, and enjoy refreshments and snacks while meeting nine talented area writers who will speak briefly about their work and chat with guests.
Jennifer Arnold, "Love Is All You Need: The Revolutionary Bond-Based Approach to Educating Your Dog." 7 p.m. Aug. 23. Talk, signing. Free. Barnes & Noble, Mansell Crossings SC, 7660 Northpoint Parkway, Alpharetta. 770-993-8340, stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780061793200-0. Few people understand dogs better than Arnold, founder of Canine Assistants, which raises and provides service dogs for people with disabilities. In her groundbreaking book, Arnold debunks outdated training techniques, explains how dogs are attuned to their owner's needs and emotions, and shares tips she thinks every dog owner should know.
Carapace: Homecoming. 7 p.m. Aug. 23. Storytelling. Free. Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta. 404-525-3447, facebook.com/events/881409478669773/. To celebrate the series' return to its original venue, the newly revamped Manuel's Tavern, bring a five-minute story about returning to your place of origin, or the place you miss, or a literal or metaphorical place you recognize as home.
Margo Jefferson, "Negroland." 8 p.m. Aug 25. Lecture, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta, 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/visit/event/1096/. Born in upper-crust black Chicago — her father was head of pediatrics at Provident, at the time the nation's oldest black hospital, and her mother was a socialite — Jefferson ("On Michael Jackson") has spent most of her life among the African-American elite. In her memoir, which won the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award, she recalls crucial historical moments: the civil rights movement, the dawn of feminism, and the fallacy of post-racial America.
