Author events, Oct. 2-8

Touré, "Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now." 7 p.m. Oct. 3. Talk. Free. Morehouse College Bookstore, 830 Westview Drive S.W., Atlanta. 404-681-2800, www.morehouse.edu.

Cultural critic Touré examines the complexities of race in today’s world through interviews with more than 100 artists, entertainers, professors and fellow writers.

Patti Digh, "What I Wish for You: Simple Wisdom for a Happy Life." 7:15 p.m. Oct. 4. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.

More inspirational essays from the author of "Life Is a Verb.”

Richard Bausch, Emory 2011-12 Creative Writing Reading Series. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5. Reading, reception and signing. Free. Joseph W. Jones Room, 311 Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-4683 http://creativewriting.emory.edu/series/index.html. Also appearing: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6. Colloquium. Free. Kemp Malone Library, Emory University, http://creativewriting.emory.edu/series/index.html.

Joseph McCartin, "Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America." 7 p.m. Oct. 5. Discussion and signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov.

AAUW Annual Bookfair 2011. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Oct. 5-Oct. 8; 12–7 p.m. Oct. 9. Free. Lower level of Dillard's wing, Perimeter Mall, I-285 and Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta. 404-261-7646, http://bookfairaauw.org/2010/05/03/52nd-atlanta-aauw-bookfair.

This annual extravaganza features more than 75,000 gently-used books. Preview sales night is 6-9 p.m. Oct. 4  ($10 admission).

Siddhartha Mukherjee, "Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer." 7 p.m. Oct. 6. Reading and talk. Free. Tommy P. Hughes Grand Ballroom, Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 404-486-0307, http://eagleeyebooks.com.

Mukherjee’s compassionate, powerful and ambitious exploration of this complex disease won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize.

Jessica B. Harris: "Those Aren't Yams, Those Are Sweet Potatoes." 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7. Talk. Free. Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-4282, carlos.emory.edu.

Harris ("High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America”) explores the culinary and cultural differences between these classic dietary staples.