Stuart Woods, "Foreign Affairs." 3 p.m. Oct. 18. Signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com. Stone Barrington's trip overseas is cursed by bad luck that soon appears to be far from accidental.

Elvis Costello, "Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink." 8 p.m. Oct. 19. Talk. $32-$35, includes a signed copy of the book. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, acappellabooks.com/event/conversation-elvis-costello. Costello will talk about his memoir in conversation with Chuck Reece, editor of the Bitter Southerner.

Reginald McKnight. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Talk, signing, reception. Free. Joseph W. Jones Room, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-6861, arts.emory.edu/about/institutions/creative-writing-reading-series.html. Also appearing: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20. Colloquium. Free. N301 Callaway Memorial Center, 537 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. University of Georgia professor McKnight is the author of a number of works, including the novel "He Sleeps."

Allen Gee, "My Chinese-America." 7 p.m. Oct. 20. Talk, signing. Free. Museum Education Room, Georgia College, 231 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville. 1-800-342-0471, gcsu.edu/creativewriting/visiting-writers-series. Georgia College teacher Gee's essays touch on topics ranging from immigration to Asian silences.

Richard Goodfellow, "Collector of Secrets." 6 p.m. Oct. 21. Signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/event/richard-goodfellow-book-signing. Goodfellow's debut thriller marries historical intrigue with a techno-savvy stranger-in-a-strange-land atmosphere.

Kate Harding, "Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture — and What We Can Do About It." 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21. Talk, signing. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event. Harding offers suggestions for how sexual violence can be taken more seriously without compromising the rights of the accused.

Melanne Verveer and Kim Azzarelli, "Fast Forward: How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose." 7 p.m. Oct. 22. Signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. How women can combine their growing economic power with purpose.

Linda Gregerson and Christopher Howell. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Poetry readings. Free. Kress Auditorium, Georgia Tech, 500 10th St., Atlanta. 404-894-2000, poetry.gatech.edu/events.html.

Kit Cummings, "Peace Behind the Wire." 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Meet and greet, talk, signing. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, Ext. 228; callanwolde.org/calendar. Local author Cummings will discuss how a pledge signed by 12 incarcerated men grew into the Power of Peace Project.

Matthew Guinn, "The Scribe." 7 p.m. Oct. 23. Talk, signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/event/matthew-guinn-book-signing. In Guinn's novel, set in Atlanta during Reconstruction, the city's first African-American police officer hunts a serial killer who targets wealthy black entrepreneurs.

Lynn Cullen, "Twain's End." 5 p.m. Oct. 24. Talk, signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. Cullen reimagines the relationship between Mark Twain and his private secretary.

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