Joe Cobb Crawford, who chronicled the hard-scrabble stories he heard as a boy, will sign copies of his book at the Piedmont College Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Nov. 7. From 5–7:30 p.m. Thursday at 551 Georgia St. in Demorest, the author will sign copies of “Mountain Shadow Memories,” the third of his books about 20th century life in the Appalachian foothills. Copies of his two previous books, “The Poetry Company” and “When the Chickens Come Home to Roost,” will also be available.