Crystal Sanders, "A Chance for Change: Head Start and Mississippi's Black Freedom Struggle." 7:30 p.m. June 14. Talk, signing. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event. Sanders explores how working-class black women in 1965 created a Head Start program that gave poor black children in Mississippi access to education.
Saru Jayaraman, "Forked: A New Standard for American Dining." 7 p.m. June 14. Lecture, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Jayaraman's examination of how restaurant employees are treated argues for higher standards in the industry.
Mary Kay Andrews, "The Weekenders." 6:30 p.m. June 14. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. A regular vacationer on a North Carolina island finds her summer home under foreclosure and her about-to-be ex-husband missing.
Mike King, "A Spirit of Charity: Restoring the Bond Between America and Its Public Hospitals." 7 p.m. June 15. Reading, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. King's assessment of public hospitals paints a grim picture of health care for the poor in America.
Eric Metaxas, "If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty." 8 p.m. June 16. Talk, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/program. Radio host Metaxas argues that it's time we rededicate ourselves to the ideas the founding fathers set forth in 1787.
Bobby Brown, "Every Little Step: My Story." 7 p.m. June 16. Signing. Free; book purchase required for signing line. Barnes & Noble Edgewood, 1217 Caroline St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-522-0212, stores.barnesandnoble.com/event. Brown tells the story of his life and his relationship with Whitney Houston.
Eddie Huang, "Double Cup Love: On the Trail of Family, Food, and Broken Hearts in China." 7 p.m. June 17. Talk, signing. Free with purchase of the book ($29), $10 extra for plus one. SCADshow, 173 14th St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-253-2740, acappellabooks.com/event. The author of "Fresh Off the Boat" and executive producer of the ABC sitcom of the same name sets off on an adventure to China to uncover his own truths about race, nation, culture and family. In conversation with Rodney Carmichael of Creative Loafing.
Julia Franks, "Over the Plain Houses." 7:30 p.m. June 17. Talk, signing. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event. Atlantan Franks sets her debut novel in 1939, when a female Agriculture Department agent meets a farm wife whose spooky nighttime ramblings threaten her preacher husband's authority.
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