Eloisa James, "My American Duchess." 4 p.m. Feb. 7. Talk, signing. Free. Barnes & Noble, 5141 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross. 770-209-4244, gwinnettpl.org/event. This historical romance chronicles an affair between an arrogant duke and a madcap heiress.
Jack Baker and Michael McConnell, "The Wedding Heard 'Round the World: America's First Gay Marriage." 3 p.m. Feb 7. Talk, signing. Free. Philip Rush Center Event Annex, 1530 DeKalb Ave., Atlanta. 678-362-4084, charisbooksandmore.com/event. The first legally-married same-sex couple in the U.S. will discuss their role in the gay rights movement, joined by Gail Karwoski, the Georgia writer who helped them tell their story.
Karen Branan, "The Family Tree." 7:15 p.m. Feb. 8. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. The author of this account of the 1912 lynching of four black people is the great-granddaughter of the sheriff charged with protecting them.
Susan Hadler, "The Beauty of What Remains: Family Lost, Family Found." 7 pm. Feb. 8. Talk, signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com/events.html. Hadler details her quest to find missing people in her family.
Faith Adiele, "The Nigerian-Nordic Girl's Guide to Lady Problems." 7 p.m. Feb. 9. Talk. Free. Museum Education Room, Georgia College, 231 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville. 1-800-342-0471, gcsu.edu/creativewriting/visiting-writers-series. Adiele is the author of this look at black women and fibroids, as well as "Meeting Faith," an account of becoming Thailand's first black Buddhist nun.
Ross Howell Jr., "Forsaken." 7 p.m. Feb 9. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-7015, atlantahistorycenter.com/tags/lectures. Howell's debut novel is based on the story of Virginia Christian, an African-American girl who was convicted of murdering her white employer in 1912.
Jim Wallis, "America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America." 7 p.m. Feb. 9. Reading, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Also appearing: 8 p.m. Feb. 11. Talk, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/tags/lectures. Wallis ("God's Politics") offers a call to action in overcoming racism in America.
Michael Kimball, "The One-Hour MFA." 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10. Talk. Free. SCAD's Ivy Hall Writers Series, Ivy Hall, 179 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-253-3324, scad.edu/event. Kimball provides guidance on the mechanics of writing a story.
David Greenberg, "Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency." 7 p.m. Feb. 11. Reading, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, acappellabooks.com/event. Greenberg recounts the rise of the White House spin machine, from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama.
Alex Berenson, "The Wolves." 7:15 p.m. Feb. 11. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. Berenson's latest John Wells thriller tells of an operation designed to drive the U.S. and Iran into war.
