Pick up a copy of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and discuss it with the group. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Athens’ longest-running spoken word open mic, with this month’s featured reader being Jerry Rogers. 6 p.m. (sign-ups), 7 p.m. (poetry). FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth

Award-winning author Elizabeth Willis will read and discuss her poetry. 6 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu

This lecture and discussion will be led by Marie Cochran, founder of the Affrilachian Artist Project. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athens-asalh.org

Author Alexander Chee will be presenting “On Productive Ambivalence” with books available for purchase. 6 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Prize-winning author Jacquelyn Dowd Hall will present on “A Life in Southern and Women’s History.” 12:45 p.m. FREE! history.uga.edu

Karyn Sandlos will deliver the 2024 Aralee Strange Lecture “Learning from Loss: Pedagogies of Art, Creativity and Change.” 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org

Poet Michael Dumanis will be in conversation with local author Sabrina Orah Mark about his book Creature. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

This month Karen Wells, Paul Eubig and Dax Ovid will present on “What Professors Say, What Students Remember, and Why it Matters for Science Communication.” 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

Guest Lecturer Rod Davis will be presenting on the naval battles for Guadalcanal. FREE! 2 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

The Athens Historical Society presents author Michael L. Thurmond in celebration of his book James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Michelle Davis will present on all things related to music business law. 6 p.m. $5 minimum donation. www.hendershotsathens.com

Join Dr. Penny Mills to discuss Robert Traver’s novel Anatomy of a Murder. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Best-selling Israeli author Noa Yedlin will discuss “Crafting Unconventional Narratives: A Journey in Literature (and Television).” 6 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Author Shastri Akella will read from his work about a queer coming-of-age story set in 1990s India, The Sea Elephants. 5 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu

Pick up a copy of Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson and discuss it with the group. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

A.E. Stallings is an American poet who studied Classics at the University of Georgia and Oxford. 6 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Author Kate Manne will speak about her book Unshrinking, discussing how fatphobia has become a vital social justice issue. 7 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com

Spoken word artists and poets are invited to share pieces on physical, mental and emotional health and well-being. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/buvez_athens

Charlotte N. Varnum discusses topics on news, media consumption, bias and how to find important information amid all the noise. 7:30–​​9 p.m. FREE! www.normaltalk.org

Dr. Sandra Boham, president of Salish Kootenai College and an accomplished leader in American Indian higher education, will present. 3 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu

The former Athens Poet Laureate will read his sequence of 22 poems called “The Never Ending Sonnets” about musician Bob Dylan to coincide with Dylan’s concert appearances in town. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

In this presentation, Dr. Frank Gunderson will discuss the making of the film Stories about Mlimani Park Orchestra. 9:30 a.m. FREE! asi.uga.edu

This year’s lecture will be given by J. Michael Kosterlitz, the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in theoretical condensed matter physics. 3:55​​–5:10 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Courtney Thorsson will read from and discuss her book The Sisterhood: How A Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture. 5:30 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

In her current book project, Race, Gender, and Memory in Narratives of the Andes, Dr. Autry uses a genealogy of gender-based violence to examine the colonial mechanisms behind the objectification of Indigenous women. 12:40 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Hattie Thomas Whitehead will discuss and read from her memoir “Giving Voice to Linnentown” with time for a Q&A. 12 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

Learn about fashion cycles and sustainability in the industry from Sanni Baumgärtner, owner of Community downtown. 5:30 p.m. FREE! ced.uga.edu

Celebrate Éric Morales–Franceschini’s debut full-length poetry collection Syndrome. 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Nationally best-selling author Katherine Reay will be talking about her latest book The Berlin Letters. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Discuss Irish author Paul Lynch’s near-future dystopian novel Prophet Song. Refresments provided. 7 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hua Hsu will give a reading and be in conversation with Ed Pavlić. 5:30 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Dr. Ji Li, associate professor of history at the University of Hong Kong, will present on “God’s Little Daughters and a Missionary Odyssey in Modern China.” 2 p.m. FREE! history.uga.edu

Poet Aditi Machado will read from her works Emporium and Some Beheadings. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org

Local author Coleman Hood will be signing copies of his book Memoir of a Moron. 9–11 a.m. FREE! www.jitteryjoes.com

The session begins with presentations by two experts on heirloom Southern apples, followed by a panel discussion, book signing, tree sale and apple grafting class. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $40 (session), $35 (class). botgarden.uga.edu

There will be a presentation on author Frank Herbert and the original book series, trivia with prizes, spice-flavored snacks and conversations about part two of the new movie. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary/org/bogart

This public study will discuss how the struggles for Palestinian liberation and women’s liberation are connected. 4 p.m. FREE! https://tr.ee/FWWW8bCTfU

The annual reading of true stories by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute features senior writers and storytellers. 2:30 p.m. FREE! olli.uga.edu

U.S. Court of Appeals Senior Judge M. Margaret McKeown will discuss her book Citizen Justice. 2 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson will give a talk called “We Refuse: Black Women and a History of Resistance.” 4 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Join Dr. Penny Mills to discuss Peter Heller’s novel Celine. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Garrard Conley will discuss his book All the World Beside. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com