Christine O'Donnell, "Trouble Maker: Let's Do What It Takes to Make America Great Again." 7 p.m. Aug. 22. Talk and signing. $5. Merle Manders Conference Center, 111 Davis Road, Stockbridge. 770-389-5982, http://eagleeyebooks.com/calendar.html.
Tea Party favorite and former Delaware Senate candidate O’Donnell will speak to the Conservative Republican Women about her new memoir, which focuses on her Philadelphia upbringing, her career in politics and her views on the country's divided political environment.
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, "Vibration Cooking: Or, the Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl," Eugene author dinner. 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23. Reception, book signing and multiple-course dinner with pairings. $105 per person; reservations required. Restaurant Eugene, 2277 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-355-0321, www.restauranteugene.com.
“When I cook, I never measure or weigh anything,” writes Smart-Grosvenor. “I cook by vibration.” Her classic 1970 cookbook-memoir makes a case for the importance of Geechee (or Gullah) cooking and its marriage of African influences. It also tells the author’s story, from her childhood in the South Carolina low country, to her travels around Paris and Italy -- even her experience as a member of the Sun Ra Solar-Myth Arkestra. Recipes include Harriet Tubman Ragout, Collard Greens a la Shepp and Mrs. Estella Smart’s Brains. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. Each guest will receive a complimentary copy of “Vibration Cooking”; additional copies will be available for purchase.
Kim Severson, "Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life." 7:30 p.m. Aug 25. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, www.charisbooksandmore.com.
Severson once was a newspaper reporter in Anchorage, Alaska, on the verge of losing her job, her relationship and possibly her life. Now, a little more than a dozen years later, her frank, laugh-out-loud memoir about encounters with a generation of female chefs -- Marion Cunningham, Alice Waters, Marcella Hazan, Rachael Ray and more -- is a testament to the wisdom that can be found in the kitchen.
Karen Bence, "The Unrepentant Siren." 7 p.m. Aug. 26. Peerless Book Store, 8465 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta. 770-650-7323, www.peerlessbookstore.com.
The author’s second paranormal mystery set in Virginia and South Carolina delves into the psychic realm.
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