Author events taking place locally

Wyatt Williams, “Springer Mountain: Meditations on Killing and Eating.” Williams, a former Atlanta restaurant critic and journalist, investigated factory farms, learned to hunt game, worked on a slaughterhouse kill floor and ate whale in Alaska. His thought-provoking book reveals how what we eat tells us who we are. 7 p.m. Sunday. In-store talk. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. NE, Atlanta. 404-681-5128. acappellabooks.com

John Lurie, “The History of Bones.” Lurie, a musician (Lounge Lizards), painter, actor, director and producer, brings to life 1980s New York, back when he shared the scene with the likes of Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry and Jean-michel Basquiat. With Atlanta Intown digital editor Chad Radford. 8 p.m. Monday. Conversation on Zoom. Free. A Cappella Books. acappellabooks.com

Benji Carr, “Impacted.” In Atlanta author Carr’s dark comic debut novel, a man’s visits to a dentist office turn decidedly more complicated when he falls for his dentist. With Colleen Oakley (“The Invisible Husband of Frick Island”). 7 p.m. Wednesday. In-store conversation, Q&A, signing. Free. Eagle Eye Books, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-4860307. eagleeyebooks.com/

Allen C. Guelzo, “Robert E. Lee.” In this intimate portrait of the Confederate general in all his complexity, Guelzo (“Gettysburg”) follows Lee from his upbringing in Virginia high society, to his long career in the U.S. Army, his agonized decision to side with Virginia when it seceded from the Union, and his leadership during the Civil War. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Atlanta History Center. atlantahistorycenter.com

Nicholas Sparks, “The Wish.”

Sparks (“The Return”) tells the story of a gallery owner who, facing a sobering medical diagnosis, shares the story of the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined. 5 p.m. Thursday. In-person talk. $40 includes signed copy of book. Woodstock High School Auditorium, 2010 Towne Lake Hills S. Drive, Woodstock. signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4caba822aafccf8-nicholas1