Mark Childress, "Georgia Bottoms." 7 p.m. March 8. Talk and signing. $5 members, $10 nonmembers, reservations requested by calling 404-814-4150. Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.margaretmitchellhouse.com.

Childress’ latest features one of the most irresistible liars to ever slap together a batch of pimento cheese sandwiches -- a modern-day Scarlett with an unusual income and a talent for covering her well-heeled tracks.

Patricia Sprinkle, "Friday's Daughter." 7:15 p.m. March 8. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225, www.georgiacenterforthebook.org. Also: 6:30 p.m. March 4. FoxTale Book Shoppe. www.foxtalebookshoppe.com.

Kim Severson, "Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life." 7:30 p.m. March 10. Reading and signing. Free. Outwrite Books, 991 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-607-0082, www.outwritebooks.com.

Severson's frank, laugh-out-loud memoir about encounters with a generation of female chefs -- Marian Cunningham, Alice Waters, Marcella Hazan, Rachael Ray and more -- is a testament to the wisdom that can be found in the kitchen.

Jonathan Evison, "West of Here." 7 p.m. March 10. Reading and signing. Free. First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairmont Ave., Decatur. 404-373-1653, www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.

Evison's kaleidoscopic novel takes place alternately in 1890 and 2006, following the history of the Olympic Peninsula in the Pacific Northwest.

Paul Guest, poetry reading. 7 p.m. March 10. Free. Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 535 Means Street N.W., Atlanta. 404-688-1970, www.thecontemporary.org/programming/Programming/poetry-reading-paul-guest.

Mike Huckabee, "A Simple Government." 7:30 p.m. March 10. Signing. Free. Barnes & Noble Mansell Crossings, 7660 Northpoint Parkway, Alpharetta. 770-993-8340, http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/1955.

Ree Drummond, "The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels -- A Love Story." 6 p.m. March 11. Signing. Free. Borders Books & Music, Buckhead, 3637 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-237-0707, www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_15.

The author of the “The Pioneer Woman Cooks” reveals her romantic side.

Lisa Gardner, "Love You More" (a Detective D. D. Warren novel). 2 p.m. March 12. Talk and signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, http://eagleeyebooks.com. Also: 7 p.m. March 12. Norcross Cultural Center. www.gwinnettpl.org/adults/lisa-gardner-march-12-2011.html.

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