AUTHOR EVENTS FRIDAY-THURSDAY

Lynn Cullen, “The Woman with the Cure.”

Based on a true story, Cullen's latest work brings to life the remarkable doctor Dorothy Horstmann, whose scientific finding served as the backbone for the vaccines that ultimately eradicated polio in much of the world. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Conversation, signing. Free. Alpharetta Branch Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta. 770-509-5611. bookmiser. net

Robin Morris, “Goldwater Girls to Reagan Women.”

In her statewide study of women's part in the history of conservatism, the New Right, and the Republican Party in Georgia, Morris examines how the growth of the Republican Party in the 1960s and 1970s was due in large part to the political activism of white women, and reveals the motivations and actions that transformed the state from blue to red. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Talk. See link for pricing. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, 404814-4000. atlantahistorycenter.com

Lauren Willig, “Two Wars and a Wedding.”

Set during an electrifying era of nation-building, idealism and upheaval, Willig's dramatic coming-of-age story features a dual timeline and a single heroine — a young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars on both sides of the Atlantic. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Discussion, signing. Free. Foxtale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St. suite 138, Woodstock, 770-516-9989. foxtalebookshoppe.com/

Maryemma Graham, “The

House Where My Soul Lives: The Life of Margaret Walker.”

Graham's keynote address kicks off this year's “Revival: Lost Southern Voices” literary festival, which celebrates historically excluded, erased or marginalized Southern authors or artists whose works are out-of-print or otherwise do not receive the attention they deserve. In its seventh year, the four-day festival combines in-person and virtual events and runs from Thursday through March 25. See link for complete schedule. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Keynote event. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur, 404-370-3070. Georgia Center for the Book. georgiacenterforthebook.org