Eddie S. Glaude Jr., "Democracy in Black." 7 p.m. Jan. 25. Signing. Free. Cecil B. Day Chapel, Carter Presidential Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Part manifesto, part history and part memoir, Glaude's book explores how racial inequality persists despite the election of the nation's first black president.
Carapace: Obsessed. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26. Storytelling. Free. RSVP recommended to reserve seating. Venkman's, 740 Ralph McGill Blvd., Atlanta. 470-225-6162, venkmans.com. Bring a 5-minute story about your most engrossing fixation. Carapace's new location (during Manuel's makeover) features a performance stage.
Aubrey Hirsch, "Why We Never Talk About Sugar." 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Museum Education Room, Georgia College, 231 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville. 1-800-342-0471, gcsu.edu/creativewriting/visiting-writers-series. Hirsch's 2013 collection of short stories considers the toll of heartache, loss and longing.
Jennifer Williams, "A Jamaican Woman's Exodus." 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Talk, signing, refreshments. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com. Local author Williams' novel highlights the struggles Jamaican immigrants encounter in America.
Lindsay Starck, "Noah's Wife." 7:15 p.m. Jan. 27. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=841. Debut novelist Starck charts the pressures a minister's wife feels in a small town where it always rains.
Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig, "The Forgotten Room." Noon. Jan. 27. Talk, signing, luncheon. $10. Garden Plaza, 230 Collins Industrial Way, Lawrenceville. friendsgcpl.org/events/upcoming-events. Also appearing: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28. Reading. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Three writers co-authored this love story revolving around a Gilded Age mansion and a mysterious portrait miniature.
Susan Meissener, "Stars Over Sunset Boulevard." 7 p.m. Jan 28. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-7015, atlantahistorycenter.com/mmh. Also appearing: 1 p.m. Jan. 30. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. When the proprietor of a vintage clothing boutique tries to return a hat from the film "Gone With the Wind" to its rightful owner, her journey proves more enchanting than any classic movie.
Aaron Leonard, "Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War on America's Maoists." 7 p.m. Jan. 28. Signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/event. Leonard and co-author Conor Gallagher chronicle the Revolutionary Communist Party, the largest Maoist organization to arise in the U.S.
Chesya Burke, "The Strange Crimes of Little Africa." 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29. Reading, signing. Free. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event. Set during the Harlem Renaissance, Burke's debut novel concerns Zora Neale Hurston's best friend, who discovers her father, first black traffic cop on the force, may be guilty of murder.
Sister Souljah, "A Moment of Silence" (Book No. 3 of the Midnight Series). 2 p.m. Jan. 30. Meet and greet, discussion, signing. Free; for adults. RSVP. Atlanta-Fulton Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta. 404-730-1700, afpls.org/central-hq.
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