Salman Rushdie and Rosemary Magee: Truth and Memory. 5 p.m. Feb. 27. Free. Doors open at 4 p.m. Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 1652 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu.
Memoir is the topic of this public conversation between Rushdie and Emory University Vice President and Secretary Magee. See the website for details about seating and security.
Brad Taylor, "One Rough Man." 2 p.m. Feb 27. Free signing. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, http://eagleeyebooks.com.
Taylor’s firsthand knowledge of the military adds heft to his debut thriller about counterterrorism.
Michael Oher, "I Beat the Odds." 7 p.m. Feb 28. Free signing. Borders Books & Music Buckhead, 3637 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-237-0707, www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_15.
The hero of the best-selling book and movie "The Blind Side” tells his story.
Clarence B. Jones, "Behind the Dream." 7 p.m. Feb. 28. Free signing. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, 441 Freedom Parkway. 404-865-7100, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov.
Jones discusses King’s history-making speech and its impact.
Sophie Littlefield, J.T. Ellison and Grant Jerkins: mystery authors panel. 6:30 p.m. March 1. Discussion and signing. $5. Book Exchange, 2956 Canton Road, Marietta. 770-427-4848, www.bookexchangemarietta.com.
Mara Shalhoup, "BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family." 7 p.m. March 3. Signing. Borders Books & Music Buckhead, 3637 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-237-0707, www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_15.
Shalhoup examines the rise and fall of the Detroit crime organization whose tentacles reached to Atlanta.
Chris Abani, "The Virgin of Flames." 6:30 p.m. March 3. Free lecture. Events Space, Fourth Floor, Building C, SCAD Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-253-3100, www.artofrestoration.org/events/calendar.cfm.
A Los Angeles artist's search for identity forms the core of the haunting new novel by Nigerian-born poet and “Graceland” novelist Abani.
Patricia Sprinkle, "Friday's Daughter." 6:30 p.m. March 4. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe.com.
In Sprinkle’s latest, a self-sacrificing woman learns to follow her own dreams.
Rich Elwell and Barry Brown, "Crossroads of Conflict: A Guide to Civil War Sites in Georgia." 1 p.m. March 5. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe.com.
This indispensable guide to 350 historic sites was written by former Georgia Civil War Commission staff members.
