Wendy Wax, "While We Were Watching Downton Abbey." 7 p.m. April 1. Launch party and signing. Free; RSVP to 770-509-5611. Hampton Club House, 2055 Kinsmon Dr., Marietta. 770-993-1555, www.bookmiser.net.
Paul Hudson and Lora Mirza, "Stone Mountain: A Multicultural History." 6:30 p.m. April 1. Talk and signing. Free. Northlake-Barbara Loar Library, 3772 LaVista Road, Tucker. 404-679-4408, www.dekalblibrary.org/branches/northlake.html. Learn some unexpected things about Georgia's Stone Mountain in a new book that looks at the past and present of this remarkable landmark in DeKalb County.
Brent Hendricks, "A Long Day at the End of the World." 7 p.m. April 2. Discussion and signing. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta. 404-865-7100, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov. Also appearing: 6:30 p.m. April 3. Signing. Free. Avid Bookshop, 493 Prince Ave., Athens. 706-352-2060, www.avidbookshop.com.
Agnes Scott 42nd annual Writers' Festival: Cristina Garcia, Gish Jen and Anjail Rashida Ahmad. April 2, 4 and 5. Readings and signings. Free. Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur. 404-471-6000, http://calendar.agnesscott.edu. Finalists from the College Writing Contest will read at 5 p.m. April 2 at the Luchsinger Fireplace Lounge, Alston Student Center. Garcia ("King of Cuba") will read at 4 p.m. April 4 at the Winter Theatre, Dana Fine Arts building. Jen ("Tiger Writing") reads at 8 p.m. April 4 at Gaines Chapel, Presser Hall. Ahmad will read at 1 p.m. April 5 at the Winter Theatre, Dana Fine Arts. All events will be followed by a reception and book signing.
Emory Poetry Council: Mark Wallace, K. Lorraine Graham, Jessica Fiorini and Karen Weiser. 8 p.m. April 4. Reading. Free. Barnes & Noble @ Emory, 1390 Oxford Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-727-6222, http://emory.bncollege.com. Wallace's most recent work is a collection of poems, "Felonies of Illusion," and a novel, "The Quarry and the Lot." Graham, a writer and visual artist, is the author of "Terminal Humming" and several chapbooks. Fiorini is the author of the chapbooks "Sea Monster at Night" and "Light Suite" (forthcoming from Pudding House Publications). Weiser's "Dear Pierre" came out in 2012; "To Light Out" is her first full-length collection.
Scott Jurek, "Eat and Run." 6 p.m. April 4. Book signing and group run. Free; registration required. Ansley Mall Phidippides, 1544 Piedmont Road, Atlanta. 404-875-4268, www.phidippides.com/index.php/events/246-meet-the-great-ultrarunner-scott-jurek. Ultramarathoner Jurek will lead a group run at this event, as well as sign copies of his best-selling memoir, a remarkable story of his extreme transformation from meat eater to vegan and record-breaking athlete.
An Evening of Poetry: Robert Wrigley and Kim Addonizio. 7:30 p.m. April 4. Reading. Free. Kress Auditorium, Georgia Tech, 500 10th St., Atlanta. 404-894-2000, http://poetry.gatech.edu/events.html. Addonizio ("Lucifer at the Starlite"), who's been called one of our most provocative and edgy poets, is the author of five books of poetry, the most recent of which is "Tell Me." Wrigley's poems explore rural Western landscapes and humankind's place within the natural world. His most recent collection is "Beautiful Country."
Tom Folsom, "Hopper: A Journey Into the American Dream." 7 p.m. April 4. Reading. Free. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-261-7747, http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/1907. Folsom ("The Mad Ones," "Mr. Untouchable") focuses here on actor Dennis Hopper's successes and failures, like "Easy Rider" and "The Last Movie."
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