Author events today-thursday

■ “Mother Mary Comes to Me: A Pop Culture Poetry Anthology.” A new anthology explores the intersection of the sacred and the larger-than-life persona the Virgin Mary has become throughout the ages and how she still holds sway in the 21st century as a figure to be praised, feared and mined for pathos and humor. Featuring 20 contributors, including Jericho Brown and Rupert Fike and editors Collin Kelley and Karen Head. 7 p.m. Monday. Reading on Zoom. Free. Georgia Center for the Book. georgiacenterforthebook.org

■ Jeffrey H. Jackson, “Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis.” Author and history professor Jackson tells the history of an audacious anti-nazi campaign undertaken by an unlikely pair: two French women who drew on their skills as Parisian avant-garde artists to write and distribute “paper bullets” — wicked insults against Hitler, calls to rebel, and subversive dialogues designed to demoralize Nazi troops occupying their adopted home on the British Channel island of Jersey. With GPB’S Virginia Prescott. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Conversation on Zoom. Free. Atlanta History Center. atlantahistorycenter.com

■ Alexis Pauline Gumbs, “Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons From Marine Mammals.” In a book-length meditation about the subversive and transformative guidance of marine mammals, Gumbs employs a mix of poetic sensibility and naturalist observation to show what our aquatic cousins might teach us. With Adrienne Maree Brown. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Discussion on Crowdcast. Free. Auburn Avenue Research Library. fulcolibrary.org

■ Bryan Washington, “Memorial.” In his second novel, Washington (“Lot”) brings together a young gay couple — a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant and a Black day care teacher — whose loving but boring relationship is about to change. 7 p.m. Thursday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Atlanta History Center. atlantahistorycenter.com