Author events Feb. 9-15

Thomas’s debut novel is an ode to hip-hop and a story about fighting for your dreams even when the odds are stacked against you. In conversation with Nic Stone (“Dear Martin”). 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Talk, Q&A, signing. $25-$35. Ticketed event. Friends School of Atlanta, 862 S. Columbia Drive, Decatur. friendsschoolatlanta.org/ blog/2018/12/19/angie-tho James Beard Award-winning Zimmern shares his appetite for global adventure and intrepid eating in a YA tale of ancient mystery, mischief, fun and food. 7 p.m. Feb. 11. Talk, signing. Free. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta, 404-261-7747, stores. barnesandnoble.com/ event/9780061980557-0

In Anders’ (“All the Birds in the Sky”) new fantasy novel, a young woman exiled to the icy wastelands of a dying planet survives due to the unusual bonds she forms with the creatures who roam there. Though she’s presumed dead, fate has other plans for her. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13. Reading, signing. Free. Suggested donation $5. Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta, 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/

When a woman throws away her late mother’s high school yearbook, an aspiring filmmaker rescues it with a documentary in mind, threatening to expose the mother’s long-kept secrets. In conversation with author Emily Giffin (“All We Ever Wanted”). 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13. Talk, signing. $10-$15. Marcus Jewish Community Center, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, 678-812-4000, atlantajcc. org

Local poets will read a selection of well-known and lesserknown love poems. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Reading. Free. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta, 404-8725338 ext. 228, callanwolde. freshtix.com/