This week’s literary events

21st Book Festival of the MJCCA. Nov 11-18. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4005, www.atlantajcc.org. From history to mystery, fiction to fact, politics to religion, and humor to political satire, the MJCCA features bestselling authors, celebrities and rising literary stars. This week’s guests include Susan Isaacs, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Emily Giffin, Delia Ephron and Tony Danza. Call or see the website for the schedule. Henry Wiencek,“Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves.” 8 p.m. Nov. 13. Talk and signing. $5 to $10. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4150, www.atlantahistorycenter .com. Based on new information from archaeological work at Monticello and Jefferson’s personal papers, Wiencek’s book examines the truths behind his public attitudes on freedom, slavery and wealth.

6:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Talk and signing. Savannah College of Art and Design’s Ivy Hall Writers Series. $15; free for SCAD students, professors and staff with a valid ID. Ivy Hall, 179 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-253-3324, www.artofrestoration.org/ events/calendar.cfm. Mullen’s futuristic thriller, in which a time-traveling agent must prevent other time travelers from altering

George Singleton,“Stray Decorum.”

7:15 p.m. Nov. 14. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, ext. 2225; www.georgiacenterforthe book.org. All you need to know about Singleton’s irresistible new collection of short stories is that it’ll make you laugh, break your heart, and includes lines like this one:“’If I had to do all over again, I’d’ve gone to veterinary school over in Georgia,’ Ben Joe said. ... ‘I would like to get to the bottom of how dogs speak 7:15 p.m. Nov. 15. Talk and signing. Free. Decatur Library Auditorium, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225; www.georgia centerforthebook.org. In Donoghue’s new novel (after “Room”) all the characters have gone astray: emigrants, runaways, drifters and lovers, from Puritan Massachusetts to antebellum Louisiana. David Fulmer,“My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop.” 7 p.m. Nov. 17. Reading and signing. Free. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur. 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com. Eagle Eye Book Shop is one of many independent bookstores across the country celebrated in this collection of narratives by 84 top authors. Poetry: Listening to Richard Brautigan. 11 a.m. Nov. 17. Discussion and reading. $5 to $8; children 5 and younger free. Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-688-1970, www.thecontemporary.org/ programming. Celebrate the author of“Trout Fishing in America”and one of the most beloved icons of the 1960s counterculture with recordings of Brautigan reading his poems and talking about his life, as well as readings and discussions of his influence by Atlanta writers and poets.

5 p.m. Nov. 17. Reception and launch party. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe. com. Veteran photographers Helfrick and James Randklev team up for a coffee-table book that showcases Georgia’s most inspiring sights and landscapes.