Thomas Lynch, "The Undertaking." 7 p.m. April 11. Lecture and poetry reading. Free. Room 252, Emory University's Candler School of Theology, 1531 Dickey Drive, Atlanta. 404-727-6326, www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/EMR/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=67321.
The inspiration for the popular series “Six Feet Under,” Lynch has a new book of stories, “Apparition & Late Fictions,” and a collection of poems, “Walking Papers,” out this year.
Rudolph P. Byrd discussing Jean Toomer. 7:15 p.m. April 11. Lecture. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.
Emory professor Byrd discusses African-American author Jean Toomer and his novel "Cane,” originally published in 1923 and considered a masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance.
David Goldfield, "America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation." 7:15 p.m. April 12. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.
Historian Goldfield offers a major new interpretation of the Civil War era.
A Celebration of Flannery O'Connor. April 14-16. Registration required. $175; one-night only $100. Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville. 478-445-5277, www.gcsu.edu/startlingfigures.
Gabrielle Hamilton, "Blood, Bones and Butter." 6:30-10:30 p.m. April 13. Dinner, reading, signing. $105, includes signed book. Restaurant Eugene, 2277 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-355-0321, www.acappellabooks.com/ev_hamilton_eugene.asp.
The chef-owner of the celebrated New York City restaurant Prune shares her new memoir. Chef Linton Hopkins will prepare a four-course menu with wine pairings inspired by the author's work.
Lynn Cullen, "The Creation of Eve." 7 p.m. April 13. Reading and signing. Free. Borders Books & Music East Cobb, 4475 Roswell Road, Marietta. 770-565-0947, www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_290.
Beth Henley, Awards Night reading. 8 p.m. April 13. Free. Jones Room, Emory University's Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-6861, www.creativewriting.emory.edu/series/index.html. Also appearing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. April14. Colloquium. Free. Emory University, Kemp Malone Library, N301 Callaway Memorial Center, Atlanta. www.arts.emory.edu/events.
Jackson, Miss., native Henley, a Pulitzer Prize winner, is best known for her plays “Crimes of the Heart” and “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” both made into films. The colloquium (April 14) will center on the writing life, as well as questions from the audience.
Ridley Pearson, "Power Play (Kingdom Keepers No. 4)." 7 p.m. April 14. Signing. Free. Little Shop of Stories, 133A E. Court Square, Decatur. 404-373-6300, www.littleshopofstories.com.
Pearson’s latest series takes place inside Disney World in Orlando.
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