Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah): Rabbi Joseph Polak, "After the Holocaust the Bells Still Ring." 3:30 p.m. May 8. Talk, prayers, readings, signing. Free. Besser Holocaust Memorial Garden, Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4000, atlantajcc.org/events/2016. Polak's memoir tells how he and his mother, survivors of concentration camps, dealt with the past as they tried to reclaim their lives.
Mary Alice Monroe, "A Lowcountry Wedding." Noon May 11. Talk, luncheon, signing. $10. Garden Plaza, 230 Collins Industrial Way, Lawrenceville. 770-236-8333, gwinnettpl.org/event. Monroe ("The Beach House") returns with a story about sisters that delves into marriage, commitment and family ties.
Ace Atkins, "Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn." 7:30 p.m. May 11. Talk, signing. Free. Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center, 10 College St., Norcross. 770-978-5154, gwinnettpl.org/event. In Atkins' fifth Spenser novel, the suspicious deaths of three firefighters lead Spenser to face a new enemy who wants him dead.
Clint Hill, "Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey With Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford." 7 p.m. May 11. Talk, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, acappellabooks.com/event. Hill recounts his 17 years protecting presidents as a Secret Service agent.
Terry Kay, "The King Who Made Paper Flowers." 5:30 p.m. May 12. Writing workshop, signing. Free with RSVP. Bookmiser, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell. 770-993-1555, bookmiser.net. Also appearing: 1 p.m. May 14. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Kay sets his latest novel in Savannah, where the main character finds himself relating to an odd array of eccentric characters.
Eric Ganaway and Brent Calderwood. 7:30 p.m. May 12. Poetry readings. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/event. Ganaway is the author of "The Waiting Girl." Calderwood's most recent book is "The God of Longing."
Bret Witter, "Shadow War." 7 p.m. May 12. Signing. Free. Little Shop of Stories, 133A E. Court Square, Decatur. 404-373-6300, littleshopofstories.com/events.php. This series debut from local author Witter ("Monuments Men") features an elite American mercenary on a secret mission.
Jewelle Gomez, "The Gilda Stories." 7:30 p.m. May 13. Book release party. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event. Marking the 25th anniversary of this black lesbian classic, the author will discuss the work's continuing significance and what vampires can tell us about the world today.
Christopher Holshek, "Travels With Harley." 7 p.m. May 13. Reading, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. Holshek, a retired U.S. Army colonel, ruminates on citizenship, service, freedom and responsibility.
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