The Bard and Song: Natasha Trethewey, Kevin Young and Jericho Brown. 7 p.m. Dec. 5. Readings. Free. Rose Library at Robert W. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-6861, emory.edu/home/events/?trumbaembed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d120974300. The official closing celebration of the Shakespeare First Folio exhibit, which continues at the Michael C. Carlos Museum through Dec. 11, will feature former U.S. Poet Laureate Trethewey and poets and Emory University professors Young and Brown.
Steve Twomey, "Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack." 8 p.m. Dec. 5. Talk, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/steve-twomey-countdown-to-pearl-harbor. For the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Twomey examines the days leading up to the Japanese attack — the warnings, clues and missteps.
Dan A. Aldridge Jr., "To Lasso the Clouds: The Beginning of Aviation in Georgia." 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Talk, signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com. Aldridge sets the historical record straight on the first airplane flight in Georgia and brings to light the story of the two young men from Athens who achieved their dream of flight — Ben Epps and Zumpt A. Huff. His talk will include rare archival photographs of early planes and Athens in the early 20th century.
Gavin Edwards, "The Tao of Bill Murray: Real Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing." 7 p.m. Dec. 8. Reading, signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/pages/events/86/gavin-edwards-the-tao-of-bill-murray. Edwards traveled to the places where Bill Murray has lived, worked and partied. He puts the actor's public clowning into a larger context, distilling his unique way of being into a set of guiding principles — the perfect book for Murray fans.
Jordan Flaherty, "No More Heroes: Grassroots Responses to the Savior Mentality." 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Talk, signing. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/no-more-heroes-grassroots-responses-savior-mentality-jordan-flaherty. Journalist Flaherty and Tamika Middleton, coordinator of Kindred Southern Healing Justice Collective, will discuss how the struggle for change often is undermined by would-be saviors — and how today's grassroots social movements are charting a more powerful path forward.
The Killer Next Door: Rona Simmons, David Darracott and Jeremy Logan. Noon Dec. 10. Discussion, signing. Free. Bookmiser, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell. 770-993-1555, www.bookmiser.net. Simmons ("The Martyr's Brother"), Darracott ("Wasted") and Logan ("Smitten") will talk about their new suspense novels.
Jordan Rothacker, "And Wind Will Wash Away." 3 p.m. Dec 10. Talk, signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/pages/events/79/jordan-rothacker-and-the-wind-will-wash-away. Athens author Rothacker's first novel follows a detective investigating the strange death of his mistress — and takes readers into the religious underbelly of Atlanta circa 2003.
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