Book briefs

Author Barbara Taylor Bradford introduces another series since her “Women of Substance” novels, a trilogy set in the Edwardian era. Bradford brings “The Ravenscar Dynasty” at 7 p.m. Thursday to Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park Towne Centre 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Call 206-366-3333 or check www.thirdplacebooks.com for more information. This series promises the usual Bradford themes of vengeance, ambition and overriding passion.

Attorney Shawna Ryan, a Washington state author, reads from and signs her first novel, “Destiny’s Damned,” at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Third Place. “Damned” promises to be the first in a trilogy set in the days of the Roman Empire.

Gruesome twosome

Local authors Mary Daheim and Earl Emerson pair up for a discussion of mystery writing at 7 p.m. Thursday at A Counterbalance Arts Salon in Seattle. Daheim has written more than 40 mystery novels, and Emerson, a Seattle firefighter, writes suspense and detective novels. Tickets for this event are $10. Counterbalance, a meeting place for poets and writers, is at 208 First Ave. S., Seattle. Check the Web site at www.counterbalancearts.org. Call 206-282-2677 or send e-mail to contact@counterbalancearts.org.

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