This week’s literary events

Kristy Woodson Harvey, “The Secret to Southern

Charm.” In the second novel of Harvey’s Peachtree Bluff series, a woman whose husband goes MIA returns to her Southern hometown where amid the grief, a secret from her past threatens to tear her family apart. 1 p.m. April 30. Signing. Free. Huff Harrington Home Store, 3872 Roswell Road NE., Atlanta, 404-467-0311, huffharrington.com. Also

appearing: 6:30 p.m. April 30. Signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock, 770-516-9989, foxtalebookshoppe.com From Her to Her to Her: A Matriarchal Poetic Lineage with Marilyn Kallet, Karen Head, and Sarah O. Oso. Head, who has published four books of poetry (“On Occasion: Four Poets, One Year”), teaches at Georgia Tech and is the editor of the Atlanta Review. Kallet is the author of 18 books, including “How Our Bodies Learned.” Oso has recently completed her first chapbook, “The History of Balance and Deepbreathing.” 7:30 p.m. April 30. Readings. Free. $5 suggested donation. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave NE., Atlanta, 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/ Janet Dewart Bell, “Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement. ” Social justice activist and author Bell shines a light on women’s achievements in the movement through conversations with nine women who share what ignited and fueled their activism. 7 p.m. May 2. Talk, signing. $10. Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave. NE., Atlanta, 404-8144150, atlantahistorycenter.com C. Donald Johnson, “The Wealth of a Nation: A History of Trade Politics in America.” Former U.S. Trade Representative Johnson provides reassuring evidence that the country’s current politico-economic climate is not unique, or even new, and that trade debates date to the founding fathers, as do protectionist movements. 7 p.m. May 2. Talk, signing. Free. Jimmy Carter Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, 404-8657100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov Joe Crespino, “Atticus Finch: The Biography,” with Rosemary Magee. Author and history professor Crespino will discuss Harper Lee’s letters and his new book; the Rose Library will feature an exhibit of Lee’s letters and memorabilia. 4 p.m. May 3. Discussion, reception, signing. Free. Emory University, Woodruff Library Jones Room, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, 404727-6861, bit.ly/crespinoatticus-finch-emory. Stuart Eizenstat, “President Carter: The White House Years.” President Carter’s top domestic policy adviser presents the definitive history of an underappreciated president one that shows firsthand where Carter succeeded, where he failed, and how he set up many successes of later presidents. 7 p.m. May 3. Talk, signing. Free. Carter Center Cecil B. Day Chapel, 453 Freedom Parkway NE., Atlanta, 404-865-7100, jimmycarterlibrary.gov