Author events this week

Andy Lee White, “Atlanta Pop in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s: The Magic of Bill

Lowery.” Co-authors White and John M. Williams offer a comprehensive portrait of the Atlanta pop music scene from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, and the enormous influence of former DJ Bill Lowery, who discovered and developed artists such as Tommy Roe, Ray Stevens, and Billy Joe Royal, and whose Studio One produced albums from legendary acts Joe South, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, and more. 3 p.m. Aug. 18. Talk, signing. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, Toco Hill Shopping Center, 2105 LaVista Road NE, Atlanta, 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com

Widow.” GBI investigator Will Trent and medical advisor Sara Linton return in Slaughter’s latest, a superb and timely thriller set in Atlanta, where a scientist from the CDC is kidnapped and vanishes into thin air, the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy thousands of innocent lives. 7:15 p.m. Aug. 20. Talk, signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur, 404-370-3070, Ext. 2285, georgiacenterforthebook.org/

Eugen Bacon, “Claiming T-Mo.” In the generational interplanetary novel by black speculative fiction author Bacon, an immortal priest flouts the conventions of a matriarchal society by choosing a name for his child. This act initiates chaos that splits the boy in two, unleashing a Jekyll-and-Hyde child upon the universe. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21. Talk, signing. Suggested donation $5. Charis Books & More, 184 S. Candler St. Decatur, 404-524-0304, charisbooksandmore.com/

HarperCollins Hot Fall &

Winter Titles. HarperCollins book representative Eric Svenson will share upcoming fall and winter titles, with a special focus on book suggestions ideal for book club discussions. 5 p.m. Aug. 22. FoxTale Book Shoppe. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock, 770-5169989, foxtalebookshoppe.com