AUTHOR EVENTS JULY 17-23

Jonah McDonald, “Hiking Atlanta’s Hidden Forests,” and Brittany Bowes, “100 Things to Do in Atlanta Before You Die.” McDonald, the author of “Secret Atlanta: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure,” and Bowes will talk about their guides, both of which include plenty of adventures to add to your Atlanta bucket list. 4 p.m. Sunday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Tall Tales Book Shop hosts. _blank>www.talltalesatlanta. com

John Lane, “Anthropocene Blues,” and Drew Lanham, “Sparrow Envy.” Lane, co-founder of Spartanburg’s Hub City Writers Project, will read from his collection; Lanham will read from his chapbook, which explores his obsession with birds and all things wild. 7 p.m. Monday. Poetry reading on Zoom. Free. Georgia Center for the Book hosts. _blank>www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/

Chris Frantz, “Remain in Love.” Frantz joins Atlanta music journalist Chad Radford for a discussion of his new memoir, which recounts the author’s adventures as the drummer of two of the most groundbreaking groups of the postpunk and 1980s music scenes: Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Talk, QA on Zoom. Free with purchase of book from A Cappella. A Cappella Books hosts. _ blank>www.acappellabooks. com

Heather Webber, “South of the Buttonwood Tree.” A woman with a knack for finding lost things comes across an abandoned newborn baby in the woods under a magical buttonwood tree that has the power to affect people’s lives. With Karen White. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Reading, QA on Crowdcast. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe hosts. _blank>foxtalebookshoppe. com

Jill McCorkle, “Hieroglyphics.” McCorkle’s new novel deconstructs and reconstructs what it means to be a father or a mother, as well as to be a child piecing together the world around us and learning to make sense of the hieroglyphics of history and memory. 7 p.m. Thursday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Bookmiser hosts. _ blank>www.bookmiser.net