Mary Kay Andrews, "Beach Town." 6:30 p.m. June 8. Meet and greet. $30, includes the book. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Also appearing: 7 p.m. June 9. Signing. $5 or free with purchase of the book. Bookmiser, 3822 Roswell Road, Marietta. 770-509-5611, bookmiser.net. 6:30 p.m. June 11. Signing party. $7. Book Exchange, 2956 Canton Road, Marietta, 770-427-4848, www.bookexchangemarietta.com. A location scout who discovers the perfect small-town setting for a big-budget film must convince the town's mayor to agree to the movie's explosive finale.
Laurell Hamilton, "Dead Ice." 7 p.m. June 9. Talk. Free with purchase of the book. See the website for information on the signing or purchasing pre-signed books. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 310, Atlanta. 404-261-7747, store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/87135. Vampire executioner Anita Blake has a new enemy: zombie porn.
Jeff Shaara, "The Fateful Lightning." 8 p.m. June 9. Talk, signing. $10. Reservations required. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/lectures. In the concluding novel of his Civil War tetralogy, Shaara tells the story of the final eight months of battle.
Open mic poetry night. 8 p.m. June 10. Readings. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/event/open-mic-poetry-night-5. Open to the first 10 amateur or professional poets who call.
Martin Frost and Tom Davis, "The Partisan Divide: Congress in Crisis." 7 p.m. June 10. Reading, discussion, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. With experience drawn from 40 years as political party field generals, Frost and Davis dissect the causes of legislative gridlock and offer a plan for making Congress function again.
Harrison Scott Key, "The World's Largest Man: A Memoir." 7 p.m. June 11. Reading, discussion, signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/event/harrison-scott-key-book-signing. Humor columnist Key recounts his attempt to reconcile with his father.
Jon Mitchell, "Real Life: Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times." 7:30 p.m. June 11. Talk, signing. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/real-life-searching-connection-high-tech-times-jon-mitchell. Atlanta native Mitchell asks whether technology can help us have a more personal relationship with the world around us.
Richard Judy, "Thru: An Appalachian Trail Love Story." 2 p.m. June 13. Atlanta Authors Presents talk, signing. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Roswell Branch, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. 770-640-3075, afpls.org/events. In the Roswell author's new novel, a group of "thru-hikers" who meet at the Southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail develop a bond as they embark on a 2,184-mile odyssey.
North by Southeast. 7:30 p.m. June 13. Storytelling. $15. Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta. 404-525-3447, manuelstavern.com. A night of true stories pairs raconteurs from Washington's Story District with Atlanta storytellers, including Carapace's Cris Gray, in a show co-hosted by Amy Saidman and Randy Osborne.
Martha Ezzard, "Second Bud: Deserting the City for a Farm Winery." 1 p.m. June 13. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. John and Martha Ezzard try to revive a fifth-generation family farm in North Georgia by cultivating fine wine grapes.
Amanda Kyle Williams, "Don't Talk to Strangers." 10:30 a.m. June 13. Talk. Free. Smyrna Public Library, 100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna. 770-431-2860, smyrnacity.com/index.aspx?page=435. Williams will talk to the Atlanta chapter of Sisters in Crime about launching a successful mystery-thriller series. Her latest finds ex-FBI profiler Keye Street headed to rural Georgia, where the remains of two girls have turned up.
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