AUTHOR EVENTS MARCH 3-9

Lynn Cullen, “The Woman with the Cure.”

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While history books laud Dr. Jonas Salk and his creation of the polio vaccine, we don’t often hear about those who helped to make that vaccine possible. Inspired by a remarkable true story, Cullen writes about Dorothy Horstmann, the doctor who dedicated her life to the fight against polio in the United States. 1 p.m. Tuesday. Talk, signing. Free. Foxtale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Suite 138, Woodstock, 770-516-9989. foxtalebookshoppe.com. Also appearing: 7 p.m. March 9. Discussion, signing, refreshments. Free. Gwinnett County Library, 3180 Main St., Duluth, 770-978-5154. gwinnettpl. libnet.info/event/7890252

■ Pamela Terry, “When the Moon Turns Blue.” In Terry’s new novel (after “The Sweet Taste of Muscadines”), one woman fights to hold on to her friends, her family, and all that she holds dear as a brewing conflict over the statue of a Confederate general divides her small-town Georgia community. 2 p.m. Wednesday. Book launch. Free. Foxtale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Suite 138, Woodstock, 770-516-9989. foxtalebookshoppe.com

■ Margaret Stagmeier, “Blighted.” Stagmeier’s powerful narrative about the decades-long decay and remarkable two-year reinvention of Summerdale, an aging apartment community located in one of Atlanta’s grittiest corridors, unfolds in the voices of ruthless drug dealers, tenants, fearless landlords, the working poor, educators, and visionary local leaders — and offers a bright model of how affordable housing, education, health care and social capital can interconnect to build vibrant, sustainable communities. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Discussion. Free. Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, 101 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-613-4001. acappellabooks.com

■ Sadeqa Johnson, “The House of Eve.” From Johnson (“Yellow Wife”) comes a timely and redemptive novel that explores the obstacles of racism, colorism and women’s rights in the 1950s. 7 p.m. Thursday. In-person talk. See link for pricing. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, 404814-4000. www.atlantahistorycenter.com