Anthony Baker, "Lincoln and Constitutional Issues of the Civil War." 7 p.m. Aug. 9. Talk, signing. Free. Toco Hill/Avis G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.
In conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln exhibit running at Avis Williams, Baker will examine the legal issues Lincoln faced in the Civil War.
Kevin Wilson, "The Family Fang." 7 p.m. Aug. 10. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-261-7747, http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/1907.
In Wilson's novel, performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang spent years making great, albeit bizarre, art that included their children, Buster and Annie. Now adults themselves, the siblings find themselves reluctantly drawn into another of their parents’ wild “happenings.” But this one may be the weirdest of all.
Melissa Fay Greene, "No Biking in the House Without a Helmet." 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, www.charisbooksandmore.com.
The author of “Praying for Sheetrock” tells the story of how she and her husband added five children from orphanages in Bulgaria and Ethiopia to their family beginning in 1999. More than just a memoir, Greene's book sheds light on the mechanics of international adoption.
Cameron McWhirter, "Red Summer." 1 p.m. Aug. 13. Signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, http://eagleeyebooks.com.
From April to November 1919, an unprecedented wave of anti-black riots and lynchings swept the country, rolling across the South into the North and the Midwest, even to the nation's capital. Atlanta author McWhirter chronicles the mayhem, while also exploring the first stirrings of a civil rights movement that would transform American society 40 years later.
Susan Gregg Gilmore, "The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove." 2 p.m. Aug. 13. Book Worm Bookstore, 4451 Marietta St., Powder Springs. 770-439-2029, www.thebookwormonline.com.
In a novel reminiscent of "The Help," Gilmore’s heroine, who belongs to one of Nashville’s most prominent families, was raised by an African-American couple: Maizelle, her nanny, and Nathaniel, the handyman. The twist here is that Nathanial’s son, Samuel, and Bezellia have a clandestine affair.
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