Dr. Sasha Turner, "Contested Bodies: Pregnancy, Childrearing, and Slavery in Jamaica." Examining the struggles for control over biological reproduction, historian Turner shows how central childbearing was to the organization of plantation work, the care of slaves, and the development of their culture. 3 p.m. Oct 8. Talk, signing. Free. Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. NE., Atlanta, 404-730-4001, ext. 100, afpls.org/events-aarl
Karen Spears Zacharias, "Christian Bend." Georgia authors Zacharias, Ray Atkins ("South of the Etowah"), C.A. Griffith ("Mosquito Lagoon") and B. Frank Hall ("Black Diamond") team up to present their latest work. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Signings. Free. Book Exchange, 2932 Canton Road, Marietta, 770-427-4848, bookexchangemarietta.com
Ridley Pearson, "The Downward Spiral." Pearson ("Peter and the Starcatchers") returns with the second tale in the Lock and Key trilogy, the reimagined origin story of literature's most famous enemies—Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty. 4:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Appearance. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock, 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com
Daren Wang, "The Hidden Light of Northern Fires." A strong-willed abolitionist defies her secessionist northern town by helping an escaped slave cross to freedom in nearby Canada, dogged by the ever-present drumbeat of civil war. 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. NE., Atlanta, 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com
Doug Stanton, "The Odyssey of Echo Company: The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War." Stanton ("In Harm's Way," "Horse Soldiers") delivers the harrowing and unforgettable account of an American army reconnaissance platoon's fight for survival during the Vietnam War. 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Talk, signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov
Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, "The Bear Who Ate the Stars." Dasbach, who emigrated in 1993 from Ukraine as a Jewish refugee, is a four-time winner of the Williams Carlos Williams University Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets. 6 p.m. Oct. 12. Reading, signing, refreshments. Free. Georgia State's Troy Moore Library, 25 Park Place NE., Atlanta, 404-413-5800, www.gsu.edu
Poetry Night: Waqas Khwaja and Robert E. Wood. "Hold Your Breath" is Khwaja's latest poetry collection; he is a professor of English at Agnes Scott College. Wood currently teaches at Georgia Tech; his latest chapbook is titled "Alms for Oblivion." 8:30 p.m. Oct. 12. Readings. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road NE., Atlanta, 404-872-5338 Ext. 228, callanwolde.freshtix.com/
Hillary Clinton: A Conversation About Where We Are Now. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15. Advance tickets on sale, starting at $150. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE., Atlanta, 404-881-2100, foxtheatre.org/
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