Paula Smith Broadnax, "Dreams, Hopes and Possibilities." 3 p.m. Oct. 26. Talk, signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com/events.html. An Atlanta author and breast cancer survivor shares her story.
Nan Marshall, "What Would George Do? Advice From Our Founding Father." 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Talk, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. George Washington's words of wisdom provide a much-needed guide to civility. Stan Deaton, senior historian for the Georgia Historical Society, joins Marshall.
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, "Sam and Dave Dig a Hole." 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Talk, signing. Free. Little Shop of Stories, 133A E. Court Square, Decatur. 404-373-6300, littleshopofstories.com/events.php. Children's author Barnett ("Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem") teams up with illustrator Klassen for a witty story about looking for the extraordinary and finding it in an unexpected way.
Mike Stobbe, "Surgeon General's Warning: How Politics Crippled the Nation's Doctor." 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Talk, signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com/calendar.html. By tracing the efforts of U.S. surgeon generals Luther Terry, C. Everett Koop, Joycelyn Elders and others in confronting controversial issues like smoking and AIDS, Stobbe explains how the office is key to shaping the nation's health and why its decline is harming us.
Pam Houston. 7 p.m. Oct. 29. Reading, signing. Free. Graves Auditorium, Campbell Hall, Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur. 404-471-6000, calendar.agnesscott.edu. Writer-in-residence Houston is the author of "Cowboys Are My Weakness."
Edward J. Larson, "The Return of George Washington: 1783-1789." 8 p.m. Oct. 30. Lecture, signing. $10. McElreath Hall, Woodruff Auditorium, Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/visit/event/556?calendar=month. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Larson ("Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion") looks at how Washington came out of retirement to lead the Constitutional Convention and serve as the nation's first president.
Chanequa Walker-Barnes, "Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength." 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Talk, signing. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/too-heavy-yoke-black-women-and-burden-strength-chanequa-walker-barnes. The Atlanta author, a psychologist and pastoral theologian, examines the impact of the ideology of the Strong Black Woman on African-American women.
23rd MJCCA Book Festival. Nov. 1-19. Talks, meet-and-greets, signings, discussions. Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4005, atlantajcc.org/bookfestival. The festival will feature 40-plus authors and celebrities, including Mark Bittman, Walter Isaacson, Anna Quindlen, Ron Suskind, Ayelet Waldman and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin.
Bob Saget, "Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian." 8:15 p.m. Nov. 1. Talk, signing. Age 18-plus. $18-$24. Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4005, atlantajcc.org/bookfestival. TV viewers know Saget as the sweetly neurotic father on "Full House" and the wisecracking host of "America's Funniest Home Videos." In his publishing debut, Saget embraces his R-rated dark side.
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