THINGS TO DO Author events Saturday-thursday

■ Nikki Grimes, “Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance.” Grimes’ young adult poetry collection celebrates the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance, each paired with original art from female African American illustrators. With Susana Morris (“The Crunk Feminist Collection”). 3 p.m. Saturday. Discussion on Crowdcast. Free. Charis Books & More. charisbooksandmore.com/

■ Gregory Nobles, “John James Audubon: The Nature of the American Woodsman.” At this Georgia Audubon monthly meeting, Georgia Tech history professor Nobles invites us to look at Audubon as a writer of myth and history and will discuss his portrayal of the past from our perspective of the present. 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Webinar on Facebook. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop. eagleeyebooks.com

■ Scott Turow, “The Last Trial.” Two formidable men collide in this first-class legal thriller about a celebrated criminal defense lawyer and the prosecution of his lifelong friend — a doctor accused of murder. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Talk, Q&A on Zoom. $11; $25 includes signed book. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. atlantajcc.org

■ Cicely Tyson, “Just As I Am.” Oscar nominee, threetime Emmy winner, lecturer, activist and humanitarian Tyson will discuss her new memoir with actor and talkshow host Whoopi Goldberg, Harper Collins editor Tracy Sherrod, and Well Read Black Girl founder Glory Edim. 6 p.m. Thursday. Conversation on Zoom. $28.99 includes book. A Cappella Books. acappellabooks.com

■ Ben Beard, “The South Never Plays Itself: A Film Buff ’s Journey Through the South on Screen.” Author (“Muhammed Ali: The Greatest”), and film critic Beard’s history of the Deep South on screen — part cultural history, part film criticism, part memoir — explores America’s past and troubled present, beginning with silent cinema and ending in the streaming era. 7 p.m. Thursday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Georgia Center for the Book. georgiacenterforthebook.org