This week’s literary events

Ocee Author’s Series: Martha Boone, “The Big

Free.” In local author Boone’s medical memoir, New Orleans’ Charity Hospital provides the setting for the training of one of the first women in the toughest surgery departments in America. 4 p.m. Jan. 5. Talk, signing. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Ocee Branch, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, 770-360-8897, afpls.org/ocee-branch6

Reniqua Allen, “It Was All A Dream.” Many black millennials have watched their parents and grandparents fight to escape cycles of oppression, largely to no avail. Now, searching for a better future in spite of racist policies that have closed off traditional versions of success, they face a critical turning point. 7 p.m. Jan. 10. Lecture, signing. Free. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, 404-8657100, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events/

Open Poetry Reading at Callanwolde. The first 10 poets to sign up in advance by contacting ruth.windham@gmail.com may read for up to five minutes. Held in the Library of the Historic Candler Mansion. Free admission, parking, and an on-site cafe for drinks and snacks. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10. Readings. Free. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, 404-872-5338 ext. 228, callanwolde.freshtix.com

Brad Meltzer, “The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington.” In 1776, members of an elite group of soldiers recently handpicked to be George Washington’s bodyguards launched a treasonous plot during the months leading up to the Revolutionary War. Meltzer (“The President’s Shadow”) teams up with American history writer and documentary television producer Josh Mensch to unravel the shocking true story. 7 p.m. Jan. 11. Talk, signing. $35$40. Ticket includes copy of book. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, 404-814-4150, www. atlantahistorycenter.com