THIS WEEK’S LITERARY EVENTS

Hoffman’s novel, which opens in Berlin in 1941, blends history and myth in the story of three people who create an extraordinary escape route out of a world fast descending into madness. 3 p.m. Nov. 9. Talk, signing. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock, 770-5169989, foxtalebookshoppe.com/events/. Also appearing:

3:30 p.m. Nov. 10. Talk, signing. $15-$20. Marcus Jewish Community Center, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, 678-812-4000, www.atlantajcc.org

Gilliam, the first black woman reporter for the Washington Post, whose 50-year-career as a journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for social justice, tells her story with a pioneering newspaper writer’s charm and skill. 11 a.m. Nov. 13. Atlanta University Center Consortium, 156 Mildred St. SW, Atlanta, 404-523-5148, 404-681-5128, acappellabooks.com/events.php

Finland was the only European country fighting on either side in WWII that lost not a single Jewish citizen to the Nazis’ “Final Solution.” Simon explores the unique dilemma of Finland’s Jews in his meticulously researched novel. 7:15 p.m. Nov. 13. Reading, signing. Free. Decatur Library auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur, 404-370-3070, ext. 2285, georgiacenterforthebook.org/

Aisha M. Johnson-Jones, “The African American Struggle For Library Equality: The Untold Story of the Julius Rosenwald Fund Library Program.”

The Julius Rosenwald Fund established more than 5,300 rural schools in 15 Southern states from 19171938. Less well-known was the Rosenwald Library Program, which established more than 10,000 school, college, and public libraries, and trained African American librarians. 7 p.m. Nov. 14. Talk, signing. Free. Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-613-4001, www.afpls.org/events-aarl