Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, "Welcome to Night Vale: A Novel." 7 p.m. Nov. 1. Reading, discussion, signing. $31.50, includes signed copy of the book. Ferst Center, 349 Ferst Drive, Atlanta. 404-894-2787, acappellabooks.com/event/welcome-night-vale-book-signing. A mystery from the creators of the "Welcome to Night Vale" podcast, who are joined by Chuck Bryant, co-host of "Stuff You Should Know."
Storytelling Tricks of the Trade: Jay Bonansinga, "The Walking Dead: Invasion." 6 p.m. Nov. 2. Workshop: $50, includes a signed copy of the book. Signing: free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com. Join the author of "The Walking Dead" novels in a workshop for beginning and advanced writers.
Diana Nyad, "Find a Way: One Wild and Precious Life." 7 p.m. Nov. 3. Reading, signing. $29-$39, includes signed copy of the book. Cecil B. Day Chapel, Carter Presidential Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, acappellabooks.com/event/diana-nyad-book-signing. Nyad swam from Cuba to Florida at age 64 after four failed attempts.
Poetic Voices of the Muslim World: The Traveling Word: A West African Epic. 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3. Talk. Free. Atlanta-Fulton County Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta. 404-730-1700, afpls.org/news/1626-poetic-voices-of-the-muslim-world-at-central. Poet Kewulay Kamara and West African musicians talk about preserving an ancient oral epic after Sierra Leone's civil war.
Craig Johnson, "Wait for Signs." 12:15 p.m. Nov. 4. Lunch, signing. $8-$10. Booth Western Art Museum Ballroom, 501 N. Museum Drive, Cartersville. 770-387-1300, boothmuseum.org/events/by-month. This collection includes Johnson's annual Christmas Eve stories (which never appeared in the Walt Longmire mystery series novels), plus one new story.
Jessica Handler, "Invisible Sisters." 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4. Talk, signing. Free with purchase of a pot of tea. RSVP to tippleandrose@gmail.com. Tipple + Rose Tea Parlor and Apothecary, 806 N. Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 678-705-7995, facebook.com/events/501795813317200. Handler lost her two younger sisters by the time she was in her 30s. Her memoir has been reissued by the University of Georgia Press.
Charlie Lovett, "The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge." 7 p.m. Nov 5. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-7015, atlantahistorycenter.com/mmh. Twenty years since Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve, he has given everything to the poor — so why would long-dead business partner Jacob Marley return again?
Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. Nov. 5-22. Talks, signings. Prices vary. Tickets available in person, by phone or online. MJCCA, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4005, atlantajcc.org/interior-pages/arts-and-culture-book-festival-2015. Headlining authors include Mitch Albom; Arlene and Alan Alda; Judy Blume; Alan Dershowitz; David Gregory; Faye, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman; Ted Koppel; and Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Elizabeth George, "A Banquet of Consequences." 7 p.m. Nov. 5. Talk, signing. Free. Holy Trinity Parish, 515 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-377-2622, georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=829. Detective Sgt. Barbara Havers discovers a link between a suicide and a poisoning in Cambridge, while Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates a disturbing London case.
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