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April 10, 11 a.m. Martha Alanis discusses her new children’s book, “I Am American. Soy Mexicana. Soy Me.”

April 14, 7 p.m., Tia Mitchell, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Washington correspondent, discusses Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building.

Authors online

The Gwinnett County Public Library is offering a series of talks with authors that can be viewed online. Admission is free, but registration is required for the events, which are streamed live and last an hour. Planned talks include

April 1, 7 p.m.: Moira Welsh, a journalist with the Toronto Star, discusses retirement homes, long-term care facilities and the effects of COVID-19 on seniors.

►April 5, 7 p.m. Author Joshilyn Jackson discusses her new novel “Mother May I” with best-selling thriller writer Karin Slaughter. The Eagle Eye Bookstore is offering signed copies of Jackson’s new book and tickets to the online event for $27.99. For more:

April 22, 7 p.m. Judy Batalion discusses her book, “The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos,” about young Jewish women in Poland who helped transform Jewish youth groups into cells that resisted the Nazis during World War II.

April 29, 7 p.m. Counselor Mazi Robinson talks about the effects of COVID-19 on our mental and emotional health. For more: www.gwinnettpl.org/authorspeaker

Garden documentary and online chat

April 19, 7 p.m. Thomas Piper, director and producer of the documentary film, “Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf,” discusses the film and Oudolf’s work during a Zoom webinar presented by the Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center. Registration is required. Upon registering, participants will an email with a link allowing them to watch the film before the talk and a separate link to take part in the webinar.

For more information, contact scatron@atlantahisorycenter.com