Tosia Schneider, "Bearing Witness." 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Talk, signing. Free. Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center, 10 College St., Norcross. 770-978-5154, gwinnettpl.org/calendar/tosia-schneider-bearing-witness. Schneider tells of surviving the Holocaust, acquiring an education in the U.S. and rebuilding a family.
Andrew Young and Andrea Young, "Andrew Young and the Making of Modern Atlanta." 7 p.m. Nov. 1. Signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, acappellabooks.com/events.php. Young's book tracks decisions that shaped Atlanta's growth from a small, provincial city to an international metropolis.
James May, Anya Silver and Bruce McEver. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3. Poetry readings. Free. Kress Auditorium, Georgia Tech, 500 10th St., Atlanta. 404-894-2000, poetry.gatech.edu/events.
Ted Russ, "Spirit Mission." 7 p.m. Nov. 3. Launch party. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com. Local author Russ' new thriller is based on his experiences in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
Sara Miles, "Breaking Bread With a Broken World." 7 p.m. Nov. 3. Talk, signing. Free. RSVP. Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Emory University, 1652 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. 404-727-5050, candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2016/10/sara-miles-lecture.html. Miles ("Take This Bread") founded a food ministry in San Francisco that serves thousands.
Gray Stewart, "Haylow," and Frank Reddy, "Eyes on the Island." 7 p.m. Nov 3. Talk, signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/events.php. In Stewart's novel, life looks bright for a white Southerner teaching at a historically African-American college in Atlanta until his father is discovered hosting a racist radio call-in show.
Theresa Davis, Cecilia Woloch, Karen Head and Eve Hoffman. 7:15 p.m. Nov. 4. Poetry readings. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=915. An evening featuring local female poets, hosted by Poetry Atlanta's Collin Kelley.
Tantrum: Jack Walsh, Matthew Hutchison and Tricia Stearns. 7 p.m. Nov. 5. Storytelling. Free. Kavarna, 707 East Lake Drive, Decatur. 404-371-1113, tantrumatl.com/events-1. This new series features stories of parenting adventures.
Danny Johnson, "The Last Road Home." 1 p.m. Nov. 5. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. In his debut novel, Johnson probes race relations in the 1960s South.
Claire Underwood Hertzler, "The High Sheriff of Greene: The True Story of Legendary Lawman L.L. Wyatt." 2 p.m. Nov. 5. Talk, signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com/events.html. When bootleggers turned Prohibition-era Greene County into the moonshine capital of Georgia, Wyatt's battles to break up their industry made him a larger-than-life hero.
Book Festival of the MJCCA. Nov. 5-20. Talks, signings, food, music. Marcus Jewish Community Center Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4005, atlantajcc.org/bookfestival. The 25th annual festival features 40-plus authors and offers a range of events, including author interviews, book club programs, a concert and a Jewish food tasting. Headliners include Jonathan Safran Foer, Alice Hoffman, Jonathan Rabb and Jeffrey Toobin.
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