Author events in Snohomish County and nearby

Garth Risk Hallberg

7 p.m. Nov. 10, Third Place Books

The author will read from his debut novel “City on Fire,” about New York City in 1977, with cast of seemingly unrelated characters who become entangled after the infamous summer blackout of that year plunges the city into darkness. Patti Pattee of Watermark Book Co. in Anacortes calls it “a big book about big ideas: love, loyalty, family, race, the value of money and art.” The book store is located at 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park.

Niki Breeser Tschirgi

7 p.m. Nov. 9, Third Place Books

Tschirgi plans to read from her book “Growing Up Alaska: Memories of a Town, a Time, a Place, and a People Planted in a Little Pocket of Wonderful” at Third Place, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. The story follows Niki and her family as they settle down to live in the small town of Tok, Alaska, located 90 miles from the Canadian border in the interior of the state.

Penny Buse

4 p.m. Nov. 15, Norgaard Center

Stanwood Area Historical Society hosts a lecture by Buse, the author of “Stuck in the Mud: The History of Warm Beach,” at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW in Stanwood. Buse, a former teacher, plans to talk about Esther Ross, who spent most of her life fighting for federal recognition for her tribe, the Stillaguamish. The program is free.

Graham Kerr

7 p.m. Nov. 18, Village Books

Baby boomers remember Kerr as TV’s Galloping Gourmet, but the life of the former Camano Island chef and author has been so much more. Kerr, now 81, will read from his new memoir, “Flash of Silver: the leap that changed my world” at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham. The title comes from a comparison of his life to that of the life cycle of a chinook salmon.

Mitch Albom

7 p.m. Nov. 20, University Book Store

The Mill Creek Town Center branch of the book store, 15311 Main St., hosts a reading and signing by Albom, who is known for his inspirational fiction and nonfiction. He also is a songwriter and lyricist. In his new book, “The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto,” Albom blends storytelling and music in the Forrest Gump-like life story of Frankie Presto, a war orphan raised by a blind music teacher who becomes the greatest guitarist who ever lived. Weaving Frankie’s fictional life into the musical landscape of the 20th century, he explores the power of music to transform lives.

To submit news for the book calendar, contact reporter Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427; gfiege@heraldnet.com.

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