Author events Friday-thursday

■ Revival: Lost Southern Voices. The fourth session of Lost Southern Voices explores the important ways James Baldwin’s work is being rediscovered and taught today, and includes Tareva Johnson, “The Fire Next Time”; Jamil Zainaldin, “Stranger in the Village”; and Stephane Dunn, Cinematic Adaptations. 1 p.m. Saturday. Readings, discussions on Zoom. Free. Georgia Center for the Book. georgiacenterforthebook.org

■ Richard Stone and Scott Livengood, “Story Intelligence.” Learn how to harness the power of story to live with greater efficacy; become a better communicator; solve difficult challenges using story-based solutions; and change dysfunctional beliefs and bridge differences. 7 p.m. Monday. Talk on Zoom. $19-$29 includes book. A Cappella Books. https:// www.acappellabooks.com

■ Clare Beams, “The Illness Lesson.” When the students of a progressive 19th-century girls school succumb to an inexplicable illness, the ghastly “cure” they’re subjected to — based on a shocking then-common treatment — is even more threatening. To save them, their schoolmistress must defy every rule that defines and limits women of that era. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Foxtale Book Shoppe. foxtalebookshoppe.com

■ Melissa Febos, “Girlhood.” In a gripping set of stories, Febos examines the narratives women are told about what it means to be female and what it takes to free oneself from them. With Jami Attenberg, Donika Kelly, Grace Lavery, Bassey Ikpi and others. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Discussion on Crowdcast. Free. Charis Books & More. charisbooksandmore.com/

■ Andrew Feiler, “A Better Life for Their Children.” In 1912, Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington launched a program to build public schools for African American children across the segregated South. Of the original 4,978 Rosenwald schools, Feiler photographed 105, and interviewed dozens of former students, teachers, preservationists, and community leaders. With former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin. 7 p.m. Thursday. Conversation on Zoom. Free. Atlanta History Center. atlantahistorycenter.com