Rita Dove. 4 p.m. Feb. 28. Poetry reading. Free. Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N. Decatur Road N.E., Atlanta. arts.emory.edu/calendar. Former U.S. poet laureate Dove is the author of nine collections, including "Thomas and Beulah" (1986), which won the Pulitzer Prize.
Richard Hasen, "Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections." 7:15 p.m. Feb. 29. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. Hasen advocates limits on money in politics to prevent those with great economic power from distorting the process.
Daniel José Older, "Midnight Taxi Tango." 6:30 p.m. Feb. 29. Talk, signing. Free. Ivy Hall, 179 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E., Atlanta. 404-253-3324, scad.edu/event. Young-adult fantasy series author Older ("Shadowshaper," "Bone Street Rumba") has been hailed as a rising star of the genre.
Ariel Lawhon, "Flight of Dreams." 7 p.m. March 1. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-7015, atlantahistorycenter.com/mmh. Lawhon's novel presents an explanation for one of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century — the Hindenburg disaster of 1937.
Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis, "The Considerate Killer." 7:15 p.m. March 2. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. In the final installment of the best-selling Scandinavian series that began with "Boy in a Suitcase," Nina Borg is attacked by an assailant who asks her forgiveness — for what he plans to do to.
Ray Locker, "Nixon's Gamble: How a President's Own Secret Government Destroyed His Administration." 7 p.m. March 2. Talk, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, acappellabooks.com/event. Locker, of USA Today, argues a key decision by President Richard Nixon created a climate of secrecy, paranoia and reprisal that still affects Washington.
Roots of Friendship: African Americans and Jews in Atlanta, 1900-1950. 10 a.m. March 5. Symposium, lunch. $35-$45. RSVP. DeKalb History Center Museum, Second Floor, 101 E. Court Square, Decatur. 404-373-1088, dekalbhistory.org/dekalb_history_center_education_public-programs.htm. Melissa Fay Greene ("Praying for Sheetrock") and others will discuss the unique relationship between Atlanta's African-American and Jewish communities. Additional speakers include Charissa Threat, Jelani Favors, Sandi Berman and Herschel Greenblat.
Linda Case "The Fugitive's Sister." 11 a.m. March 5. Signing. Free. Books for Less, 2815 Buford Drive, Buford. 770-945-9288, mybfl.com/events.php. Case describes the price she paid for attempting to shield her sister, whose company was shut down for private-sector fraud.
