Author events taking place locally through Wednesday

Phillip B. Williams, “Mutiny.” In his startling new collection about revolt and renewal, the critically acclaimed author of “Thief in the Interior” offers poems that embrace Afro-diasporan folk and spiritual imagery. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Talk on Crowdcast. Free. Charis Books & More. charisbooksandmore.com Julietta Singh, “The Breaks: An Essay.” A profound meditation on race, inheritance and mothering at the end of the world, Singh’s letter to her 6-year-old daughter celebrates queer family-making, communal living and Brown girlhood. 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Talk on Crowdcast. Free. Charis Books & More. charisbooksandmore.com

Joshua D. Rothman, “The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America.” Acclaimed historian Rothman recounts the shocking story of the trafficking and selling of over half a million enslaved Blacks from the Upper South to the Lower South, by tracing the lives and careers of three men who built the largest and most powerful slave-trading operation in American history. 3 p.m. Sunday. Talk on Zoom. Free. The Baton Foundation. thebatonfoundation.org/event/ the-ledger-and-the-chain

Billie Jean King, “All In.” In this spirited and intimate self-portrait, King details her life’s journey to find her true self, recounting her groundbreaking tennis career as well as the profound impact on her worldview from the women’s movement, the assassinations and anti-war protests of the 1960s, the civil rights movement, and, eventually, the LGBTQ+ rights movement. 8 p.m. Sunday. Talk, Q&A on Zoom. $36 includes book. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. atlantajcc.org

C.M. Kushins, “Beast.” From acclaimed biographer Kushins (“Nothing’s Bad Luck:

The Lives of Warren Zevon”) comes the first full-length biography of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest drummers in rock history, and a genuine wild man of epic proportions. 6 p.m. Wednesday. In-store talk, signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. NE, Atlanta. 404-681-5128. acappellabooks.com