James Dashner, "The Death Cure." 7 p.m. Oct. 30. Reading and signing. Free. Little Shop of Stories, 133A E. Court Square, Decatur. 404-373-6300, www.littleshopofstories.com. Also appearing: 2 p.m. Oct. 30. Signing. Free. Barnes & Noble, Mansell Crossings SC, http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/1955.
The final installment of the Georgia author’s dystopian Maze Runner trilogy.
Anne Emanuel, "Elbert Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of the Civil Rights Revolution." 7 p.m. Nov. 2. Lecture and signing. Free. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov. Also appearing: 7 p.m. Nov. 3. Signing. Free. Blue Elephant Book Shop, www.blueelephantbookshop.com.
Georgia State University law professor Emanuel tells the story of the judge who led the federal court with jurisdiction over most of the Deep South in overcoming white Southern resistance to the end of racial segregation.
Adrienne McDonnell, "The Doctor and the Diva." 7:15 p.m. Nov. 2. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.
At the center of McDonnell’s story of romantic obsession set in the early 1900s is a young Boston wife who dreams of running away from her husband and becoming an opera star in Italy.
David O. Stewart, "American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America." 8 p.m. Nov. 2. Elson Lecture. Members $5, nonmembers $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, www.atlantahistorycenter.com.
Stewart (“The Summer of 1787”) follows Burr from the threshold of the presidency in 1800, through his duel with Alexander Hamilton and across the American West.
Bobbi Kornblit, "Shelter From the Texas Heat." 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105 LaVista Rd. N.E., Atlanta.
Kornblit writes of growing up in the 1960s in Texas, a childhood friend, and a mother who survived the holocaust.
Hugh Acheson, "A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen." 7 p.m. Nov. 4. Signing. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-261-7747, http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/1907.
The chef behind Athens restaurant Five and Ten and Empire State South in Atlanta shares his outsider versions of down-home classics for you to make.
Meir Shalev, "My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir." 9 p.m. Nov. 5. Members $11, nonmembers $16. Marcus Jewish Community Center, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4005, www.atlantajcc.org.
From one of Israel’s most celebrated novelists comes a lighthearted tale of family ties and over-the-top housekeeping.
Gregory Maguire, "Out of Oz." 2 p.m. Nov. 5. Talk and signing. Free. Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthebook.org. Also appearing: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5. Reading and signing. Free. Outwrite Bookstore, http://www.outwritebooks.com.
Maguire’s fractured fairytale series comes full circle with his fourth and final journey over the rainbow.
Charis 37th Birthday Party Celebration and Sale. 11 a.m. Nov 5. Free. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-0304, www.charisbooksandmore.com.
There’ll be a birthday cake, author signings, a 10 percent off sale and, of course, feminism, as one of Atlanta’s longest-running bookstores celebrates another year.
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