THIS WEEK’S LITERARY EVENTS

Linda Kay Klein, “Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke

Free.” Klein offers the first inside look at 1990s evangelical Christian “purity” culture — rings, pledges, and balls — and its devastating effect on a generation of young women. 6 p.m. Oct. 21. Talk, signing. Free. $5 suggested donation. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/

Wil Haygood, “Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing.” In this inspiring story, two teams from a poor, black,

segregated high school in Ohio win the state baseball and basketball championships in the same year. 7:15 p.m. Oct. 22. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur, 404-370-3070, ext. 2285, georgiacenterforthebook.org/ Jane Sherron de Hart,“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life.” Written with the cooperation of RBG herself and based on many interviews with the justice, her husband, children, friends, and associates, de Hart’s comprehensive biography of the 107th Supreme Court Justice illuminates one of the most profound and transformative legal minds of our time. 8 p.m. Oct. 22. Talk, signing. $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, 404-814-4150, atlantahistorycenter.com

Mickey Dubrow, “American

Judas.” Atlanta author Dubrow will talk about his debut novel — a dystopian tale about a young couple’s life after the abolishment of the wall of separation between Church and State — with Alison Law, host of Literary Atlanta. Atlanta musician Slim Chance will perform a short set before the talk. 7 p.m. Oct. 25. Music, talk, signing. Free. Wrecking Bar Brewpub, 292 Moreland Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/ events. php