Rick Bragg, "My Southern Journey: True Stories From the Heart of the South." 7 p.m. Sept. 28. Signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events. In these essays, Bragg explores enduring Southern truths — from college football to the simple beauty of a fish on a hook.
Jenny Lawson, "Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things." 7 p.m. Sept. 29. Tickets are free; $29.15 for reserved seats. SCADshow, 173 14th St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-253-2740, acappellabooks.com/event/jenny-lawson-book-signing. Lawson ("Let's Pretend This Never Happened") explores her battle with mental illness and how to embrace joy.
Collin Kelley and Karen Head. 7:15 p.m. Sept. 30. Poetry Atlanta reading. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=821.
Ed Brock, "Pale in Death." 7 p.m. Sept. 30. Signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/event/ed-brock-book-signing. In this mystery debut, a reporter working for a small newspaper outside Atlanta investigates the death of his former girlfriend.
Dorothy Allison. 7 p.m. Oct. 1. Talk, signing. Free. RSVP. Paideia School Theater, 1509 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta. 404-377-3491, charisbooksandmore.com/event/dorothy-allison-reading-and-public-lecture-paideia-school. Allison ("Bastard Out of Carolina") will read from her work.
Eric Lichtblau, "The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men." 8 p.m. Oct 1. Lecture, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/lectures. A look at how thousands of Nazis came to the U.S. after World War II and quietly settled into new lives.
Kristin Hersh, "Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt." 7 p.m. Oct. 2. Signing, conversation. Free. Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge, 644 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta. 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/event/kristin-hersh-book-signing. This memoir by Hersh, of the band Throwing Muses, chronicles her friendship with singer-songwriter Chesnutt. In conversation with Chad Radford of Creative Loafing.
Ransom Riggs, "Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children." 7 p.m. Oct. 2. Costume party, book launch, signing. $20.32, includes general admission ticket and copy of the book. Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-373-6300, littleshopofstories.com/events.php. Come dressed for the Peculiar Costume Contest, to be judged by Ransom and the BookTubers. Those buying the book go first in the signing line.
