Michael J. Breus, "The Power of When." 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15. Talk, signing. $15. Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4000, atlantajcc.org/pldb-live/dr.-michael-j.-breus-the-power-of-when-33919/?back=pldb_active. Learn the best time to do everything — according to your body's chronotype — in this book by a former Atlantan and clinical psychologist.
Bernie Sanders, "Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In." 7 p.m. Jan 15. Talk, Q&A. $32, includes a copy of the book. Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech, 349 Ferst Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-894-2787, acappellabooks.com/pages/events/104/senator-bernie-sanders-is-coming-to-atlanta. Tickets online at A Cappella and at the Ferst Center box office (404-894-9600). Sanders shares his experiences from the campaign trail, and outlines his economic, environmental, racial and social justice agenda.
Heather Lyn Mann, "Ocean of Insight." 7 p.m. Jan 16. Talk, signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/pages/events/76/heather-lyn-mann-ocean-of-insight. During the six years Mann and her husband explored the Atlantic on a small sloop, they encountered storms, societies on the brink of extinction, sinking ships, colorful Caribbean characters, near collisions, a pirate scare and more.
Elizabeth Cox, "A Question of Mercy." 7 p.m. Jan. 17. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/category/author-programs. In the new novel by Cox ("The Ragged Way People Fall Out of Love"), a mentally disabled man in a state asylum is found dead in North Carolina's French Broad River, and his teenage stepsister is sought for questioning.
Mary Mahoney and Lauren Mitchell, "The Doulas: Radical Care for Pregnant People." 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18. Reading, talk, signing. Free. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/doulas-radical-care-pregnant-people. The authors offer a history of the doula movement and a guidebook for those interested in entering the field.
Heather Ann Thompson, "Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy." 7 p.m. Jan. 19. Reading, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Thompson's account marks the 45th anniversary of the 1971 Attica prison uprising.
Kathryn Smith, "The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency." 7 p.m. Jan. 19. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/category/author-programs. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's right-hand woman for more than 20 years, Marguerite LeHand is widely considered the first female chief of staff for a president.
Libraries 4 Black Lives: Build a World Where Black Lives Matter. 7 p.m. Jan. 21. Community discussion. Free. Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-730-4001, Ext. 100; afpls.org/events-aarl. This public forum aims to reaffirm the role of American libraries as advocates for equity, civic engagement and intellectual freedom.
Chris Bohjalian, "The Sleepwalker." 1 p.m. Jan. 21. Talk, signing. $28, includes a copy of the book. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Bohjalian ("The Midwives") returns with a novel about a missing sleepwalker and the daughter who peels back the layers of mystery surrounding her mother's disappearance to uncover family secrets.
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