Author events Friday-thursday

■ 50th Agnes Scott College Writers’ Festival. The annual celebration will include a keynote with poet Rita Dove, special archived talks from past festivals with writers Melissa Fay Greene and Christine Garcia, and the Georgia Premiere of Jacqueline Goldfinger’s play “The Arsonists.” Monday through April

9. Keynote, readings, Q&AS, panel discussions, conversations on Zoom. Free. Agnes Scott College. www.agnesscott. edu/writersfestival/

■ Joshilyn Jackson, “Mother May I.” When a oncepoor woman who now has it all wakes up one day to find a witch peering into her bedroom window, her charmed life changes forever. With Karin Slaughter. 7 p.m. Monday. Conversation on Zoom. $27.99 includes signed book, entry for prizes. Eagle Eye Books, Gwinnett Public Library. eagleeyebooks.com/

■ Martha Hall Kelly, “Sunflower Sisters.” In this sequel to the “Lilac Girls,” Kelly tells the story of a Northern nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with a cruel Southern plantation mistress and a young enslaved girl who’s conscripted into the Union army. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Atlanta History Center. atlantahistorycenter.com

■ Robert Strauss, “John Marshall: The Final Founder.” Journalist and historian Strauss demonstrates that not only was Marshall on a par with the Founding Fathers, but as chief justice he was the glue that held the union together after the original founding days. With Emory history professor Patrick Allitt. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Conversation on Zoom. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. jimmycarterlibrary.gov/

■ Brooke Baldwin, “Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power.” CNN news anchor Baldwin examines how women have come together in what she calls the “huddle” — providing each other with support, empowerment, inspiration and the strength to solve problems or enact meaningful change. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Talk, Q&A on Zoom. Free; or $36 with copy of book. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. atlantajcc.org