THIS WEEK’S LITERARY EVENTS

Michael D. Lemonick,“The Perpetual Now: A Story of Amnesia, Memory, and

Love.” Scientific American editor and author Lemonick shares the story of a victim of profound, irreversible amnesia and how she is helping neuroscientists better understand how and why we remember. 7 p.m. March 11. Talk, signing. Free. Manuel’s Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-525-3447, www. acappellabooks.com Barbara Brown Taylor, “Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others.” The renowned and beloved author of “An Altar in the World” recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world’s religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia. 7 p.m. March 11. Talk, signing. Free. First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairmont Ave., Decatur, 404-373-1653, www. georgiacenterforthebook. org/ Lynne Olson, “Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler.” Olson (“Last Hope Island”) tells the riveting story of the Frenchwoman who in 1941 became leader of a vast Resistance intelligence organization, Alliance, unequaled for its ability to supply crucial intelligence to the allies. Pursued relentlessly by the Gestapo, Fourcade was captured twice, escaped, and held her network together. 8 p.m. March 11. Talk, signing. $5-$10. Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta, 404-814-4150, www. atlantahistorycenter.com

Greg Isles, “Cemetery

Road.” The bestselling author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town. 2 p.m. March 13. Reading, signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock, 770-516-9989, www. foxtalebookshoppe.com/ events/

McEver Poetry Event: Juan Felipe Hererra, Chelsea Rathburn, and

Bruce McEver. 7:30 p.m. March 14. Readings. Free. Georgia Institute of Technology, Kress Auditorium, 500 10th St., Atlanta, 404-894-2000, poetry.gatech.edu/events