Cynthia Wise, "Eyes of Autumn." 2 p.m. Oct. 16. Tea, talk, signing. Free. Bookmiser, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell. 770-993-1555, bookmiser.net/happenings2.html. Marietta author Wise debuts the second book of her paranormal romance series, the Marcel Experience.
ZZ Packer. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Reading, reception, signing. Free. Jones Room, Level 3, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-6861, creativewriting.emory.edu/home/reading_series/packer-zz.html. Also appearing: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Colloquium, Kemp Malone Library, N301 Callaway Memorial Center, 537 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. Packer ("Drinking Coffee Elsewhere") is working on a novel about the African-American cavalry regiment known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
Andrew Sullivan, "What Plato Can Tell Us About American Democracy." 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Lecture. Free. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-4282, carlos.emory.edu. Sullivan will discuss Plato's theories on democracy and their relevance today.
Julia Franks, "Over the Plain Houses." 7 p.m. Oct. 18. Talk, signing. $10. RSVP. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-7015, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/category/author-programs. A Depression-era wife and mother's efforts to break free of a stifling existence threaten her preacher husband.
Randa Jarrar, "Him, Me, Muhammad Ali," Soniah Kamal, "An Isolated Incident," and Vanessa Huang, "Quiet of Chorus." 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Book launch, reading, signing. Free. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com. Three writers celebrate new works.
Doug Tallamy, "Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants." 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Talk, signing. $25. RSVP. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/category/author-programs. Tallamy has sparked a national conversation about the link between healthy ecosystems and human well-being.
Nick Offerman, "Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop." 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Talk, signing. $45, includes a signed copy of the book. Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech, 349 Ferst Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-894-2787, arts.gatech.edu/content/evening-nick-offerman. In addition to acting, Offerman ("Parks and Recreation") is a carpenter.
Dorothy Padgett, "Jimmy Carter: Elected President With Pocket Change and Peanuts." 7 p.m. Oct 20. Talk, signing. Free. Cecil B. Day Chapel, Carter Presidential Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. How a peanut farmer from Georgia became president.
Sarah Domet, "The Guineveres." 7 p.m. Oct. 21. Book launch. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Abandoned by their parents at a convent, four girls form a tightly knit friendship that is shaken when four soldiers arrive needing care.
Joshilyn Jackson, "The Opposite of Everyone," Trudy Nan Boyce, "Out of the Blues," and Sarah Domet, "The Guineveres." 11 a.m. Oct. 22. Talks, signings. Free. Tall Tales, 2105 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com/events.html. Local novelists will discuss their most recent work.
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