Carol Anderson, "White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide." 7:15 p.m. July 11. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. Anderson looks at how social progress for African-Americans has been countered by actions made in the name of protecting democracy, fiscal responsibility or protection against fraud.
The Jekyll Island Chronicles. 7:15 p.m. July 13. Discussion, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. Part historical fact, part clockwork and part diesel punk, this graphic novel series spans an age of furious advancement in machine technology immediately after World War I.
F. Paul Wilson, "Panacea." 7:30 p.m. July 14. Signing. Free. Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center, 10 College St., Norcross. 770-978-5154, gwinnettpl.org/calendar. Two secret societies vie for control of a substance that can cure all ills.
Jean Edward Smith, "Bush." 8 p.m. July 14. Lecture, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/visit/event. Smith ("FDR," "Grant") details how President George W. Bush drew on his religious conviction that important foreign-policy decisions were a matter of good vs. evil.
Angie Willey, "Undoing Monogamy: The Politics of Science and the Possibilities of Biology." 7:30 p.m. July 14. Talk, signing. Free. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event. Willey explores the concept of monogamy in U.S. science and culture.
Kevin Lacz, "The Last Punisher." 7 p.m. July 15. Signing. $30, includes book. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Lacz recounts his time as a Navy SEAL, from his first mission to his first kill to eventually playing himself in the film "American Sniper."
Every Soul Tells a Story seminar: Lauretta Hannon. 1 p.m. July 16. Writing workshop. Free. Garden Plaza of Lawrenceville, 230 Collins Industrial Way, Lawrenceville. 770-236-8333, gwinnettpl.org/calendar. Hannon ("The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life") will focus on the spiritual nature of writing.
Tantrum: Jamie Allen, Rebecca Kaye and Laurel Snyder. 7 p.m. July 16. True storytelling. Free. Kavarna, 707 East Lake Drive, Decatur. 404-371-1113, kate-sweeney-84zn.squarespace.com/events. Writers will share stories of parenting highs and lows, and you'll have a chance to share your own successes and failures as a parent.
Trudy Nan Boyce, "Out of the Blues." 1 p.m. July 16. Talk, workshop, signing. $30, includes book. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Former Atlanta police officer Boyce's first novel introduces a homicide detective whose cold-case assignment leads her into the path of decades-old corruption. Boyce also will discuss the growing field of crime fiction.
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