Jacquelyn Mitchard, "Two If By Sea." 7 p.m. March 28. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-7015, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs. Just hours after his wife and her entire family perish in the Christmas Eve tsunami in Brisbane, a former American police officer pulls a little boy from a submerged car, then takes him to a Midwestern farm, where he begins to suspect that the boy has an extraordinary telepathic gift.
Tamyamonic Thomas, "Tired." 6 p.m. March 29. Talk, signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com. A woman who discovers that she's married a pathological liar finds a way to avoid the same poor decisions in future relationships.
Peter Ross Range, "1924: The Year That Made Hitler." 7 p.m. March 30. Talk, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov. Range's depiction of a year vital to understanding Hitler and his rise to power includes his penning of "Mein Kampf," rallies, riots and the single-minded dark vision that transformed Hitler from rabble-rousing public speaker to self-proclaimed savior of Germany.
Robert Crease, "The Quantum Moment: How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty." 7:15 p.m. March 30. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/events. Crease's book tells how quantum mechanics went mainstream and explores the quantum's manifestations in everything from art to the prose of John Updike and David Foster Wallace.
Adrienne Shaw, "Gaming at the Edge: Sexuality and Gender at the Margins of Gamer Culture." 7:30 p.m. March 30. Reading, talk, signing. $5 suggested donation. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event. Shaw looks at the complexity of demands for increased diversity in the video game culture and industry from an audience perspective.
Michael Thurmond, "Freedom: Georgia's Antislavery Heritage 1733-1865." 6:30 p.m. March 31. Talk, Q&A, signing. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/event. Local attorney, lecturer and public servant Thurmond will discuss his 2003 book covering the early story of black Georgia.
Mark Segal, "And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality," and Tracy Baim, "Barbara Gittings: Gay Pioneer." 7:30 p.m. March 31. Talk, reading, signing. $5 suggested donation. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event. Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News, and Baim, publisher of Chicago's Windy City Times, will talk about their experiences in gay and lesbian journalism.
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