Echol Nix Jr., "In the Beginning: The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College," and F. Erik Brooks, "Tigers in the Tempest: Savannah State University and the Struggle for Civil Rights." 7:30 p.m. Sept 23. Talk, signing. Free. Visitors Center, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, 450 Auburn Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285; georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=819. The essays in Nix's book honor Lawrence Edward Carter, founder of the world's largest religious memorial to King. Brooks showcases Savannah State's participation in the civil rights movement from the institution's beginning in 1890.
Charissa Threat, "Nursing Civil Rights: Gender and Race in the Army Nurse Corps." 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Talk, signing. Suggested donation: $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/event/nursing-civil-rights-gender-and-race-army-nurse-corps-charissa-threat. Threat, who teaches history at Spelman College, investigates battles against occupational segregation by African-American women and white men in the U.S. Army nursing corps.
Violet Showers Johnson and Marilyn Halter, "African & American: West Africans in Post-Civil Rights America." 5 p.m. Sept. 24. Talk, signing. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta. 404-730-1700, afpls.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83. The two historians explore issues involving West African immigrants and refugees in the U.S. over the past 40 years.
A Novel Affair: Books and Bites. 7 p.m. Sept. 24. Food and drink, talks, readings. $65 plus $4.57 fee. DeKalb History Center Museum, 101 E. Court Square, Decatur. 404-373-1088, dekalblibrary.org/foundation/events/a-novel-affair. This fundraiser to support the DeKalb County Public Library will feature Miller Union's Steven Satterfield, Taqueria del Sol's Eddie Hernandez and food writer Susan Puckett sharing their culinary experiences.
Karen Zacharias, "Burdy." 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Talk, signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events. In this sequel to "Mother of Rain," Burdy Luttrell must tell the boy she has cared for since birth the secret she's kept from him.
Joey Reiman, "Thumbs Up! 5 Steps to Create the Life of Your Dreams." 2 p.m. Sept. 26. Signing. Free. Barnes & Noble @ Emory, 1390 Oxford Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-727-6222, trumba.com/events-calendar/ga/atlanta/emory/university/college/calendar/events/emory-events. When Reiman was told he might never move his hand again after a paralyzing accident in 1975, he refused to accept the prognosis.
