AUTHOR EVENTS FRIDAY-THURSDAY

Sloane Crosley, “Grief Is for People.” After the pain and confusion of losing her closest friend to suicide, Crosley (“I Was Told There’d Be Cake”) looks for answers in philosophy and art, hoping for a more useful framework than the unavoidable stages of grief. 7 p.m. today. Conversation. $30-plus includes signed book. Wild Heaven West End, 1010 White St. SW, Atlanta, 404-254-2232. acappellabooks.com/events.php

Katherine Reay, “The Berlin Letters.” In Reay’s unforgettable tale of the Cold War, a CIA code breaker risks everything to free her father from an East German prison. 1 p.m. Wednesday. Talk. Free. Sandy Springs Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway NE, Sandy Springs, 404-6127000. www.bookmiser.net/ events.html. Also appearing: 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Talk. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E Main St., Suite 138, Woodstock, 770-5169989. foxtalebookshoppe.com/Reay

Elizabeth Varon, “Longstreet.” Varon explores Confederate Gen. James Longstreet’s postCivil War career, when he embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Discussion, signing. Free. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, 441 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, 404-885-7100. jimmycarterlibrary.gov/ events.

Gwendolyn Kiste, “The Haunting of Velkwood,” and Lee Mandelo,“The

Woods All Black.” The authors will discuss their novels, each a queer horror story across time. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday. Conversation. Free. Charis Books & More, 184 S. Candler St. Decatur, 404-524-0304. charisbooksandmore.com/ event

Daniel de Visé,“The Blues

Brothers.” De Visé tells the story of the legendary friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv and the making of a comedic film classic. 7 p.m. Thursday. Conversation. Free. Screening of“Blues Brothers” film afterward. Tara Theatre, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road NE, Atlanta, 470-567-1968. acappellabooks.com/events.php

Dana Fisher, “Saving

Ourselves.” Fisher presents a deep dive into climate change and focuses on people power as the most likely way to achieve muchneeded systemic change. 7 p.m. Thursday. Discussion. Free. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, 441 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, 404-885-7100. jimmycarterlibrary.gov/ events