Dorothea Benton Frank, "Folly Beach." 3 p.m. June 26. Reception and signing. $35, includes book, food and drink. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe.com.
Patti Callahan Henry and Mary Kay Andrews, Summer Book Club Bash. 7 p.m. June 27. Panel discussion. Free. Marcus Jewish Community Center, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4000, www.atlantajcc.org.
Henry (“Coming Up for Air”) and Andrews (“Summer Rental”) team up at this gathering of local libraries, book stores and other literary organizations that includes book giveaways and free refreshments.
Carapace (formerly MothUP Atlanta): Strange Magic. 7:30-10:30 p.m. June 28. Storytelling. Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave. Atlanta. 404-525-3447, http://manuelstavern.com.
Atlanta’s highly successful MothUP has renamed itself Carapace, the better to coax you out of your shell. Got a five-minute story about otherworldly weirdness? An “unfortunate accident” that opened doors you didn’t know existed? New Orleans-style voodoo or left-field synchronicity? Come share your experience with destiny’s unseen hand.
Ally Carter, "Uncommon Criminals" (a Heist Society novel). 6 p.m. June 29. Signing. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe.com. Also appearing: 2 p.m. June 30. Barnes & Noble Mansell Crossings SC, 7660 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 200, Alpharetta. 770-993-8340, http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/1955. And 7 p.m. June 30. Little Shop of Stories, 133A E. Court Square, Decatur. 404-373-6300, www.littleshopofstories.com.
A new series by the author of the popular young adult Gallagher Girls books introduces a family of art thieves whose teenage daughter wants to go straight.
William J. Long, "Pandemics and Peace: Public Health Cooperation in Zones of Conflict." 6:30 p.m. June 29. Presentation-signing. Free. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov.
A look at the control of infectious disease by the chair of Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.
"Gone With the Wind": Celebrating 75 Years, with Rebecca Burns, Amanda Gable, Shelia P. Moses and Patricia Sprinkle. 7 p.m. June 30. Members $5, nonmembers $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, www.atlantahistorycenter.com.
Georgia authors Burns (“Burial for a King: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Funeral and the Week that Transformed Atlanta”), Gable (“The Confederate General Rides North”), Moses (“The Legend of Buddy Bush”), and Sprinkle (“Friday’s Daughter”) discuss the impact of Margaret Mitchell’s novel on their writing careers.
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