Rob Weintraub, "No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII." 7:15 p.m. May 11. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=782. Weintraub tells the story of a Royal Air Force technician and his purebred pointer, who met in an internment camp during World War II. The dog, Judy, became a beacon for the men, who saw in her survival hope for their own.
Caroline Clark, "Postcards From Cookie: A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail." 6 p.m. May 11. Reading, talk, signing, light refreshments. Free. Paschal's Restaurant, 180-B Northside Drive S.W., Atlanta. 404-525-2023, acappellabooks.com/event/caroline-clarke-book-signing. Clark, adopted granddaughter of music legend Nat King Cole, tells how she formed a relationship with her biological mother almost entirely through postcards.
Karen White, "The Sound of Glass." 6:30 p.m. May 11. Book launch party. $7. RSVP required. Book Exchange, 2956 Canton Road, Marietta. 770-427-4848, bookexchangemarietta.com. Also appearing: 6:30 p.m. May 12. Book launch, signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. 7 p.m. May 13. Talk, signing. $5 or free with purchase of the book. Bookmiser, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell. 770-993-1555, bookmiser.net. 7 p.m. May 14. Signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com/calendar.html. The latest from the best-selling author of "A Long Time Gone" explores a Southern family's buried history, which will change the life of the woman who unearths it.
David Brooks, "The Road to Character." 8 p.m. May 12. Lecture, signing. $40, includes a copy of the book. Reservations required. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/tags/lectures. Interweaving politics, spirituality, psychology and confession, Brooks ("Bobos in Paradise") urges us to look beyond today's culture of achievement for true fulfillment.
Nagueyalti Warren and Clifford Brooks. 8 p.m. May 13. Poetry reading. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/event/poetry-reading-11.
Kristy Woodson Harvey, "Dear Carolina," and Natasha Boyd, "Deep Blue Eternity." 6:30 p.m. May 13. Talk, signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. In Harvey's novel, a woman who has it all reaches out to a relative who is pregnant for the one thing she always wanted: a second child. Boyd tells of two people running from their histories who are on a collision course at an abandoned cottage in the remote wilderness of Daufuskie Island.
David Ryback, "Beethoven in Love." 6:30 p.m. May 14. Reading, talk, Q&A, signing. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/event/book-affair-2. In a new quarterly Book Affair forum, Ryback will discuss the composer's tumultuous relationship with his "Immortal Beloved."
Sandra Burch, "Seaside Haven," Colleen Oakley, "Before I Go!" and Jennifer McQuiston, "Diary of an Accidental Wallflower: The Seduction Diaries." 2 p.m. May 16. Talk, signing. Free. Book Worm, 4451 Marietta St., Powder Springs. 770-439-2029, thebookwormonline.com. Three Georgia authors will discuss their new novels: the first of a beach series from Burch, a historical romance from McQuiston, and the story of a wife who has six months to live from Oakley.
