AUTHOR EVENTS FRIDAY-THURSDAY

Roy Hoffman, “The Promise of the Pelican.” At once a literary crime story an intergenerational family drama, award-winning author and journalist Hoffman’s new novel is steeped in a sense of place — coastal Alabama — with its rich tapestry of characters caught in a web of justice not for all. In conversation with former AJC book editor Teresa Weaver. 3 p.m. Saturday. Talk, signing. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave., NE, Atlanta, 404-681-5128. acappellabooks.com

Adriana Trigiani, “The Good Left Undone.”

A brusque and opinionated family matriarch, facing the end of her life, is determined to leave no secret untold, including her own mother’s revelation about her two great loves: her childhood friend and a proud Scottish sea captain, the father she never knew. In conversation with Mary Kay

Andrews (“The Homewreckers”). 3 p.m. Sunday. Discussion. $40-$70 includes signed book(s). Woodstock Arts Theater, 8534 Main St., Woodstock, 770-516-9989. foxtalebookshoppe.com

Jennifer Weiner, “The Summer Place.” In Weiner’s heartfelt novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind, a young woman rushes into a wedding with her pandemic boyfriend, unsettling an entire Cape Cod family in the process. In conversation with Holly Firfer. 7 p.m. Sunday. Talk, signing. See link for pricing. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, 678-812-4000. atlantajcc.org

Eric Holder, “Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote.” A brutal, bloody, and at times hopeful history of the vote; a primer on the opponents fighting to take it away; and a playbook for how we can save our democracy before it’s too late — from the former U.S. Attorney General on the front lines of this fight. In conversation with former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. 7 p.m. Monday. Discussion. $30.50 includes signed copy of book. Carter Center, 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, 404-681-5128. acappellabooks.com