AUTHOR EVENTS FRIDAY-THURSDAY

Lauren Mcbrayer, “Like a House on Fire.” Mcbrayer’s story about a wife and mother who falls for a female architect feels both realistic and escapist, a queer romance done right. 7:30 p.m. today. Talk on Crowdcast. Free. Charis Books & More. charisbooksandmore.com/

Lisa M. Russell, “Lost Mill Towns of North Georgia.” Author

professor Russell (“Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia”) unearths the once-idyllic village life of textile work

in Georgia. 1 p.m. Saturday. Talk. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop, 2105

Lavista Road NE, Atlanta, 404-636-2498, talltalesatlanta.com

Mary Kay Andrews, “The Homewreckers.”

A woman who lands a plum role in a reality show about a beach-house renovation discovers evidence during the demolition that points to the mysterious disappearance of a young wife and mother years before. 2 p.m. Saturday. Huff Harrington, 425 Peachtree Hills Ave. NE, No. 9, Atlanta, 404-4670311. Talk, signing. $40 includes signed book. foxtalebookshoppe.com

Samantha Jayne Allen, “Pay Dirt Road.” “Friday Night Lights” meets “Mare of Easttown” in this award-winning mystery about an unlikely private investigator searching for a missing waitress. 4 p.m. Saturday. Book launch party. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-6815128. acappellabooks.com

■Eric Sean Crawford, “Gullah Spirituals: The Sound of Freedom and Protest in the South Carolina Sea Islands.” Musicologist Crawford traces Gullah/geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the 20th-century American South. 7 p.m. Thursday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Georgia Center for the Book. georgiacenterforthebook.org

Eric Kim, “Korean American.” In his debut cookbook, Kim pays homage to his Korean American heritage with delectable recipes that explore new culinary traditions that honor both the past

the present. 7 p.m. Thursday. In-person conversation. See link for pricing. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, 404814-4000. atlantahistorycenter.com